Jack Roverta Williams

Jack Roverta Williams, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and faithful servant of the Lord, went to be with the Lord on June 16, 2006. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2006, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Burial followed in Memory Park Cemetery.

Jack was born October 28, 1928, in Healdton, Oklahoma, to Roe and Etta Williams. A lifelong resident of Longview and Kilgore, Jack graduated from Kilgore High School in 1946 and was a graduate of Kilgore College. He worked for Texas Eastman Company before retiring in January 1984 after 34 years of service. He married Johnnie Kesterson Williams on March 15, 2001. They loved dancing, traveling, sports, bridge, baby-sitting grandkids and their small Bible study group. Jack and Johnnie were members at Alpine Church of Christ, and Jack loved his "Prime Time" Sunday school class. Jack's first priority was always family.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Roe and Etta Williams; and youngest brother, Dan Williams.

Jack will be sadly missed by his wife, Johnnie; daughter, Shirley Cook and husband, Jim Cook, of Chandler, Texas; daughter, Linda Tillery and husband, Quin Tillery, of Longview, Texas; son, Dr. Andy Williams and wife, Dr. Jeannie Williams, of College Station, Texas; son, Dr. Joey Williams and wife, Kori Williams, of San Antonio, Texas; stepdaughter, Gayla Baxter and husband, Keith Baxter, of Dallas, Texas. Jack had nine grandchildren, Scott Parker, Russell Parker, Stacy Ellis, Hunter Tillery, John Tillery, Steven Williams, Shanna Williams, Jared Williams and Colby Williams; three stepgrandchildren, Blake Baxter, Brian Baxter and Brook Baxter; as well as six great- grandchildren, Steven Groves, Natalie Ellis, Kaylee Ellis, Brianna Ellis, Presley Parker and Macy Parker; his brothers, Udolph Williams and wife, Thelma, Doug Williams, Donald Williams and wife, Mary, Doyle Williams and wife, Pat, Ronald Williams and wife, Cloyce, and Fred Williams and wife, Jennie; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, a host of friends and good neighbors. A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.