Area residents arrive to show their respect before the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams passes by on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Teays Valley. Law enforcement ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A procession escorting Hershel “Woody” Williams traveled from Huntington to Charleston early Saturday morning. Williams, the last living Congressional Medal of Honor ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A memorial service scheduled for Sunday at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston honored the life and legacy of Hershel “Woody” Williams. The last living ...

The National Board of State Funeral for War Veterans announces the 2025 Hershel "Woody" Williams Award will go to Rabel Josephine Mae McNutt, a student who refused to let the ...

Galen Herschel Williams, Jr. 1932-2014 “Come fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring Your Winter-garment of Repentance fling; The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter and the Bird is on the ...

People salute the casket of Hershel “Woody” Williams set up in the first floor rotunda of the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston for visitation on Saturday. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON (AP) — Hershel ...

Funeral for Herschel Ray Williams, 71, formerly of Decatur, 11 a.m. Wednesday at Heath Funeral Home, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Williams died Nov. 8, 2003. He ...

WASHINGTON — As Mike Turner stepped up to pay his respects to former Marine Hershel “Woody” Williams on Thursday, he closed his eyes and prayed. “I said, ‘God, you’ve got to give us the courage and ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A hero, a World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, and a native West Virginian, Saturday marked the first ever Woody Williams Memorial Ride. In May of 2022, Hershel ‘Woody’ ...

Hershel “Woody” Williams receives applause during Gov. Jim Justice’s 2020 State of the State address in the House of Delegates chamber. (Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) CHARLESTON — ...

David “Herschel” Williams, 71, of Rogersville TN, passed away on December 22, 2022. Herschel was born on August 15, 1951 to Lonzo and Mary Francis Williams. Number 6 of 8 children, he was raised in a ...