After a decision by the Supreme Court of Alabama in 1989, she was recognized as an heir of the estate of Williams. They drove on until they stopped for fuel and coffee at a gas station in Oak Hill, West Virginia, where they realized that Williams had been dead for so long that rigor mortis had already set in. Hal hasn’t shared any details about his educational background, but developed his love for acting very early, and started performing in community theater in Ohio in the early 1960s.

He had been found fit for home duties but the British Government had granted permission for ordinands to continue their training. This new full-time post of Lead Area Director of Ordinands offers the opportunity to play a key role in leading this exciting ministry of discernment and preparation of ordinands. Many of their replacements quit the band due to Williams' worsening alcoholism, and in August 1942 WSFA fired him for "habitual drunkenness". But there may be many thousands who regret that we never found the opportunity to tell him how much we owed him, and how much we loved him.Thereafter, he portrayed Jonno in the 1995 made-for-TV drama film “The West Side Waltz”, next to Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, and Jennifer Grey, followed by his portrayal of Rev.

ROSS in the feature film and tv series "Private Benjamin" , and the role of "Smitty The Cop" on the tv series "Sanford and Son". A man named Lewis Fitzgerald (born 1943) claimed to be Williams' illegitimate son; he was the son of Marie McNeil, Williams' cousin. In the spring of 1952, Williams flew to New York City twice with his band and a Grand Ole Opry troupe to appear on two episodes of the nationally broadcast The Kate Smith Evening Hour. Although the real identity of Luke the Drifter was supposed to be unknown, Williams often performed part of the recorded material on stage. During the mid-1960s, WSM staff photographer Les Leverett rescued acetates that were thrown away by the station.On January 2, Williams' body was transported to Montgomery, Alabama, where it was placed in a silver casket that was displayed at his mother's boarding house for two days. They moved to Rose Street on the other side of town, into a house which Williams' mother soon turned into another boarding house. He played Harley Foster on The Waltons and later appeared on 227, The Sinbad Show, and Sanford and Son. A veteran professional actor who has co-starred as a television series regular in NINE, prime time, HIT series, and has established himself solidly in both the areas of comedy and drama.

Williams' alcohol use started to become a problem during the tours; on occasion he spent a large part of the show revenues on alcohol.

Williams had five songs that ranked in the top five Billboard Hot Country Singles that year including: "Wedding Bells", " Mind Your Own Business", " You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)", " My Bucket's Got a Hole in It", and "Lovesick Blues", which reached No. however, information about his weight, vital statistics, biceps size, and shoe size isn’t available. The fall aggravated his congenital spinal condition, [73] and on December 13, 1951, he underwent a spinal fusion at Vanderbilt University Hospital. Sheppard told Williams that she wanted to help him regain his radio show, and that they should move to Montgomery and start a band. At the time, he also performed as Boise McCanles in the Los Angeles Actors Theater production of “Nevis Mountain Dew”, and guest-starred in such TV series as “Knots Landing”, “ABC Afternoon Special”, “The Jeffersons”, and “Webster”, among many others.