ROCKLAND — Christie James Williams was born April 27, 1966, in Calais. He left our world March 21, 2015.

Raised and schooled in Rockland, Christie was known and liked by most who met him. He was a mechanic by choice, a carpenter by trade and he valued his family most, not all of which were by blood. A 'big block Chevy man' for sure, Christie certainly left his mark in our world as well as on many of the roads in Knox County.

Christie was a hard worker, a perfectionist and a giver. He passed doing what he loved most, fixing someone else's vehicle. We all take comfort in that knowledge.

Predeceased by his two older sisters, Alicia C. Williams and Cynthia Y. Williams Reed, Christie is survived by his son, Brian J. Williams and his fiancée, Carolyn Holmes; his granddaughter, Olivia Williams; a step-daughter, Amanda Snyder; his step-grandchildren, Savannah and Christopher; his mother, Annette Scott; his step-father, Colon MacArthur and his wife, Lynne; his siblings, Diamond MacArthur, Mazelle MacArthur Olsen, Coleen MacArthur Patterson and Timothy MacArthur; and an unofficially adopted sibling, Carmen Wilson; along with their collective children; many aunts and uncles; and so very many loving cousins.

Christie is also survived by his long time love and live-in girlfriend, Ruth Crandall; and her daughter, Chelsea, whom he loved like his own; and lifelong friends, Craig Simmons and Steve Kaler.

Christie's family has chosen to remember his life privately.

Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home.