Underworld identity George Williams has had a low-key farewell in Melbourne, much like the way he sometimes tried to portray his life.
The convicted drug trafficker was quietly sent off to his cremation in a simple, brown casket on Monday from St Therese's Parish.
It's the same Essendon church that held the opulent funeral of George's son, notorious gangland killer Carl Williams, in 2010.
George died this month from a suspected heart attack, aged 69.
The patriarch had outlived his immediate family - ex-wife Barbara died of a suspected deliberate drug overdose in 2008, his oldest son Shane died of a heroin overdose in 1997 and Carl was murdered in prison in 2010.
But there were still members of the extended Williams clan to bid him farewell, with Roberta, the ex-wife of Carl, one of six pallbearers to carry him out.
Unlike at Carl's funeral where pallbearers appeared to struggle under the weight of a gold casket, there were only small wreaths adorning George's modest coffin.
Carl's daughter Dhakota Williams and step-daughter Breeana Williams walked hand-in-hand ahead of the casket carrying photographs of him.
Roberta, Dhakota and Breeana all spoke at the prayer service attended by about 90 mourners, as did Lee-Anne Poynton on behalf of George's partner, Kathleen Bourke.
Danielle Stephens, the eldest daughter of Roberta and George's step-granddaughter, was there with her five-month-old daughter Santana.
George might have looked the quiet, bespectacled father, but those who knew him say he was an equal player with his infamous son in Melbourne's deadly gangland wars.
He was jailed in November 2007 for four-and-a-half years for trafficking amphetamines, joining Carl in jail.
His son was there for the murder of Michael Marshall.
Carl was also later sentenced to 35 years for the murders of Lewis and Jason Moran and Mark Mallia.
At George's sentencing, Justice Betty King dismissed his claim to have just been a "gofer" in the drug trade.
George had played a significant role helping his son, she said.
He was given parole in June 2009 and later quietly retired, according to police.
