William Henry Waters Jr., 87

HURLOCK - William Henry Waters, Jr., "Pee Wee Junior and Iman Hassan Rahim" passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Memorial Hospital in Easton.

He was born Aug. 11, 1920 in Hurlock, son of the late William Henry and Mary Thompson Waters Sr.

Mr. Waters was educated in the public schools of Dorchester County and was employed with E. I. Dupont for 42 years and Burris Security for over 20 years. He also faithfully served in the United States Army during World War II.

In his earlier years, Mr. Waters was a member of the former United Grove UM Church where he taught Sunday School.

In 1957, he became a member of the Muslim faith and attended Muhammad's Mosque in Cambridge. Mr. Waters was also the founder of the Hurlock Muslim Center in Hurlock.

His hobbies were reading, baking, a student of history and talking with family and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Purnell and Milton Waters.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Anna Rebecca Waters; three children, Akil Rahim (Carol), Deborah Waters and Beverly Waters; three grandchildren, Telicia Waters, Calvin Simms Jr. and Amirah Rahim; four great-grandchildren, Nizhay Simms, Te'Vion Waters, Ty'Kee Williams and Calvin Simms IV; a brothers, Gilbert Waters (Mildred); three sisters-in-law, Delores Johnson, Brenda Robinson and Diane Allen; extended family, Dorothy Fletcher, Shirley Rose, Bernard and Samuel (Courtney) Johnson; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Renwick Jenkins, Jamonte' Fletcher, Lionel Pinder and Tinya Cephas, were like grandchildren to him.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, from 6-8 p.m. at Hurlock UM Church, Main St., Hurlock.

Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, at the Eastern Shore Veterans' Cemetery near Hurlock.

The Henry Funeral Home, PA in Cambridge is handling the arrangements.

Letters of condolence may be sent to www.henryfuneralhomepa.com