John Edward McWilliams

JOHN EDWARD McWILLIAMS, AGE 73, OF TUSCUMBIA, AL, PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2004 AT HOME.

PALLBEARERS WILL BE BUDDY BISHOP, REX KEETON, GEORGE McWILLIAMS, WALTER McWILLIAMS, FLETCHER SMITH, AND JACK TANKERSLEY.

MR. McWILLIAMS GRADUATED FROM CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL, SERVED IN THE U. S. NAVY DURING THE KOREAN WAR, GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA WITH A B.S. IN CHEMISTRY, AND RETIRED FROM REYNOLDS METALS CO. AFTER 32 YEARS AS A CHEMIST AND PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR. HE WAS A MEMBER OF 4TH STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST.

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, CORA AND WILLIAM C. McWILLIAMS AND SISTER EVELYN JONES.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, VIRGINIA; HIS DAUGHTERS, BETH L. van WAVEREN AND HUSBAND PETE OF HUNTSVILLE, AL; JO ANN HAGAN AND HUSBAND, ALLEN OF SARASOTA, FL; HIS SON, LEE A. McWILLIAMS AND WIFE LISA OF MOBILE, AL,; FOUR GRANDDAUGHTERS; SKYLAR AND CARLY van WAVEREN, JESSICA AND ALLISON HAGAN; TWO BROTHERS, JIMMY McWILLIAMS OF CHEROKEE, AL; JACK McWILLIAMS OF ALLSBORO, AL; AND FOUR SISTERS, HELEN NEFF OF TUSCUMBIA, AL; MARILYN WELCH OF URBANA, ILLINOIS; SARA LOU TIREY OF CHATTANOOGA, TN; AND DOROTHY TODD OF CHEROKEE, AL.

THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK HOSPICE OF THE SHOALS AND JENNIFER WILKINSON, ALSO DR. LOREN McCOY, NURSES DEBORAH AND REBECCA, FOR THE LOVING CARE GIVEN TO JOHN AND HIS FAMILY.

MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO HOSPICE OF THE SHOALS.

THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT MORRISON FUNERAL HOME OF TUSCUMBIA ON SUNDAY, NOV. 21, 2004 FROM 1-3 P.M. WITH THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOLLOWING IN THE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL.

BRO. BOB PLUNKET AND BRO. MIKE POPE WILL OFFICIATE AND BURIAL WILL BE IN BARTON CEMETERY.

MORRISON FUNERAL HOME OF TUSCUMBIA DIRECTING.