Joseph “Ralph” Williams, 79, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was born April 3, 1947, in Lebanon to Marion and Mary Mouser Williams.
He was a former employee of Bird and Son, Inc. in Bardstown. He was a member of the Sportsmans Club in Loretto. He loved farming, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son, Kevin Ralph Williams.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon Mackin Williams; one daughter, Tracy Lynn Pettit (Joey Maupin) of Bardstown; one son, Marion David Williams of Bardstown; six sisters, Margaret Ryan (Norman), Mary Edith Luckett, Carolyn Jean Thomas, Kathleen Mills (Jay), Rose George, and June Wheatley (Steve); one brother, Paul Williams; two grandchildren, William Casey Marlow (Brooke), of Campbellsville, and Courtney Renee Brookman (Craig), of Frankfort; two great-grandchildren, Corbin Douglas Brookman and Carson Robert Brookman; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at Barlow Funeral Home with burial in Bardstown Cemetery.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, and 9-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at the funeral home.
The family has requested memorial donations go to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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