Warren Rob Williams

Warren Rob Williams, of Amarillo, passed away on September 25, 2025 at the age of 72. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Jeff Messer officiating. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Rob was born on March 5, 1953 in Pampa, Texas to Barbara and Ray Williams. During his junior high and high school years, Rob worked at Fite's grocery store in Pampa, saving his earnings so he could attend college. After graduating from Pampa High School, Rob attended West Texas State University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He then moved to Amarillo to work for Baker & Taylor Drilling Company, and it was there that he learned the ins and outs of the oil and gas industry. In 1975, he married Judy Imel, and they recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. In 1990, he started W.R. Williams, Inc, working as an independent oil and gas operator and operated wells in Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska. When told he needed a hobby, Rob began a farming corporation in Kansas. He was also an avid hunter, gun collector, and lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. Rob was a dedicated alumnus of his alma mater, WTAMU. One of his biggest bragging rights came when he was given the opportunity to coach one basketball game for the WT men's team. After securing a victory, he would thereon tell everyone that he was the "winningest coach" in the history of WT athletics. Rob was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Nick Williams and Eddie Williams, and sister Terry Lemons. Survivors include his wife, Judy; daughter, Natalie Gorrell and husband Adam of Lawrence, KS; son, Reagan Williams of Amarillo; granddaughters, Lydia Gorrell and Scarlette Gorrell; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to either CEF of West Texas, Panhandle Chapter (2700 S. Western, Suite 500, Amarillo, TX 79109) or the WTAMU Men's Basketball Program (2403 Russell Long Blvd, Canyon, TX 79016).