Alfonzo Williams

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF ALFONZO WILLIAMS: Alfonzo Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 27, 1949 to Verlene Hicks-Williams and Saul W. Davis. On July 19, 2025, Alfonzo departed this life at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Illinois at 11:36 AM. Alfonzo (Al) attended and graduated from Calumet High School in Chicago, Illinois. In 1968 he joined the United States Navy where he served from 1968 to 1974. Al was joined in holy matrimony to Josephine Wells. To this union one child, Terrence Jamal, was born. He later married Cheryl Smith. He also had another son, Alfonzo Jr. Alfonzo worked for the USPO during high school and after military. He also worked for the Ford Motor Company. At an early age, he attended and was baptized at St. Peter’s Rock MBC in Chicago, Illinois. Al enjoyed sports, Judge Judy, Superman and cooking shows. He received great joy entertaining the tenants at the apartment complex where he resided with bubble blowing from his balcony. The tenants affectionally nicknamed him Mr. Bubbles and Bubble man. He leaves a son, Terrence Jamal (Christi); two grandsons, Aaron and Justin; one great-granddaughter, Leila; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Derrick (Glenda), Arelius (Dana), DeAngelo, and Pierre (Pamela); one sister, Renee’; two aunts, Allean Davis-Hall and Hattie Allen and a host of other relatives and friends. Alfonzo was preceded in death by his mother, Verlene; father, Saul; brother, Edward and two sisters, Phyllis and Anna. His favorite saying was Hell Naw to the Naw Naw Naw. Rest our brother, you fought a hard fight. Now, may you forever be at peace. Visitation will be held at Jensen Funeral Home in Kankakee on Friday, August 1, 2025 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm family and friends with military honors following. Burial will be on Friday, August 1, 2025 at Mound Grove, Kankakee at 2 pm.