John R. Williams ~ Obituary

Paris native John R. Williams, 66, of Nashville died Saturday, March 8, 2008, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.

His wife Alicia Williams survives.

Locally, he leaves four sisters: Helen (Roy) Freeman, Joanne (Gene) Baker, Nancy Greer and Betty (Jerry) Casteel, all of Paris.

His funeral is scheduled at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Woodbine Funeral Home, Hickory Chapel, in Nashville. Burial will follow in Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens in Nashville.

Named as pallbearers are Jimmy Whitaker, Wayne Williams, Larry Tucker, Morris Grimes, David Hahn and Chuck LaGrand.
Honorary pallbearers will be elders and deacons of Wingate Church of Christ.

Visitation is planned from 2-8 p.m. today.

Williams was born Feb. 23, 1942, a son of Roy and Frances Williams, now both deceased.
He was a 1960 graduate of Grove High School and former owner and operator of Ted’s Cleaners in Nashville.

He also leaves one daughter: Tammy (Bob) Fogarty of Nashville; a son: Ricky (Kelly) Williams of Nashville; one other sister: Pat (Ray) Luckinbill of Burns; five grandchildren: Bobby and Ryan Fogarty and Daniel, Dustin and Jack Williams, all of Nashville; and two great-grandchildren: Lexi and Madison Williams, both of Nashville.
He also was preceded in death by a sister: Dorothy Pounds; and a brother: Fred Nolen Williams.

Reprinted from THE PARIS POST-INTELLIGENCER
Paris, Tennessee
March 10, 2008 Edition ~ Used by Permission