Buddy Mac Williams, 50, Wabash, died at 2:28 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He was born April 11, 1965, in Bluffton, to Mack E. Williams and Bernice (Napier) Pickering.

Buddy was the Associate Minister at Potters House Ministries in Wabash. He was a member of Christmas Behind Bars Prison Ministry. He enjoyed swimming, camping, hiking, spending time with family, playing pranks on people, and helping others.

He is survived by his mother: Bernice Pickering; sister: Robin (Mark) Williams; brother: Mike Williams; grandfather: Burley Napier; nieces and nephews; Josh (Stephanie) Williams; Jeremy Williams; Rachel (Jeremy) Landis; Mike (Ri-Ann Evans) Williams; Terissa Williams; longtime friend: Lauri Noland, all of Wabash; several aunts; uncles; great-nieces; nephews; and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father; brother: Mack E. Deesing; stepfather: Ellis Pickering; grandparents: Zona Napier; Walter and Leora Williams; nephew: Trever Williams; and great-nephew: Owen Daniel Williams.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 4, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Lemuel Vega officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Potters House Ministries.