NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Ken Marshburn, hereby proclaim Thursday, September 17 as
in the Town of Garner and hereby order that the flag of the State of North Carolina and the flag of the Town of Garner be lowered to half staff at all Town of Garner facilities beginning at dawn on Wednesday, September 16, and ending at dusk on Thursday, September 17, 2020.
Read MoreMayor Williams will lie in state from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will plan a Community Memorial Service for Ronnie as soon as Covid restrictions for congregation are lifted.
Read MoreFormer Garner mayor Ronnie S. Williams passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, at the age of 72.
Williams had served as mayor from 2005 until last December, when he was succeeded by current Mayor Ken Marshburn. Before being elected mayor, Williams had served for 20 years on Garner’s Board of Aldermen (since renamed the Town Council).
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