This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williams Lewis Shumate Andrews Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4kB.2ACI/1923 Message Board Post: Athens Daily Review Oct. 28, 1976 John S. Williams dies at his home after illness John S. (Sanford) Williams, 70, of Athens died late Tuesday at his home following a sudden illness. Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Carroll and Lehr Memory Chapel with the Rev. Joe Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Athens City Cemetery. Mr. Williams was born in Athens attended the Walnut Creek School and Athens Schools, was a charter member of the Athens Volunteer Fire Dept., and a member of the Methodist Church. He was a retired construction contractor. Mr. Williams was married to Miss Gladys Lewis in Waxahachie on Jan. 11, 1936, and had lived in the Athens area all their married life. Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Jana Shumate of Athens; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Lee Andrews of Jacksonville; four grandchildren, Bunny, John, Janice & Angela. Great-nephews will serve as pallbearers.