Obituary of Rev. John L. "Johnny" Williams, Sr.
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Funeral services for Rev. John L. “Johnny” Williams, Sr., age 81, of Roanoke, will be held on Monday, February 20, 2017, at 1:00 PM from Maplewood Baptist Church with his sons, Steven Williams and John L. Williams, Jr., officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00-8:00 PM on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Rev. Williams will lie in state at the church two hours prior to the service on Monday.
Rev. Williams passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017, at his home.
Survivors include his loving wife of 63 years, Carolyn Hall Williams of Roanoke; two daughters, Darla Williams Garcia of Roanoke and Sharon Williams Daniel (husband, Mike) of Harrison, TN; two sons, Steven Greg Williams (wife, Pam) of Roanoke and John L. Williams, Jr. (wife, Shannon) of Ooltewah, TN; five grandchildren, April Daniel Adcock of Huntsville, AL, Michael Daniel of Chickamauga, TN, Cadie Williams Tipton of Mellow Valley, AL, Camille Williams Hart of Whitesville, GA, and Ethan Williams of Ooltewah, TN; nine great-grandchildren; one great-grandchild on the way; four sisters, Neva Franklin of Rossville, GA, Barbara Pendergrass of Lakeview, GA, Patsy Parker of Rossville, GA, and Linda Hullender of Ringgold, GA; and two brothers, Mitchell Williams and Larry Williams, both of Rossville, GA.
Pallbearers will be Colt Tipton, Ryan Hart, Michael Daniel, Ethan Williams, David Adcock, and Wayne Kirby.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Clark, Ray Dobbs, Boyd Cole, Billy Joe Fetner, and Todd Franklin.
A former Whitwell, TN, Rossville, GA, and Chicago, IL resident and a Randolph County resident for the past 40 years, Rev. Williams was born on January 11, 1936, the son of Early and Corentha Juanita Scalf Williams. He served as the pastor for Maplewood Baptist Church for 33 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, John Timothy Williams; and one brother, Gerald Williams.
Memorials may be floral or the family requests contributions to Maplewood Baptist Church in his memory.
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