James Zane Williams

JAMES ZANE WILLIAMS, 85, died in the early morning hours on Friday, March 21, 2025. Born on the family homestead on Ridge Road, Whiteford, MD, Jimmy spent his entire lifetime in his original home. Actually, he only left the local community once to ride along with the late Alan Morris on a long distance trucking trip delivering potatoes to Florida. Jimmy graduated from North Harford High School in 1958 where he was a member of the FFA and worked for the Highway Division of Harford County Government for 34 years, retiring in 2002. During the 70's – 80's, he operated a scrap metal business with some neighbors, The Coopers.
Jimmy was known for his hand-signed Christmas cards that he sent every year and his nieces, nephews as well as their family members received Christmas and birthday cards with a little cash tucked inside. He loved to attend pizza parties on Fridays with the Glackins and was known to take candy, cookies, and fresh fruit to the employees at the local M&T Bank in Delta. Jimmy was a regular at the Delta Family Restaurant where he enjoyed what he called" The Delicious Seafood Bisque" soup and socialized with everyone. Jimmy was a longtime member of the former Delta United Methodist Church.
Jimmy was an avid outdoorsman who loved to go deer hunting. He cherished his "babies" his Chevrolet Cobalt and the Blue Silverado Chevrolet Pickup. Jimmy was loved by his family as well as his community with the most contagious smiles, kind spirit and how he brought joy to everyone, even people he just met. Most of all, it is his gentle kind spirit that will be missed the most. The Whiteford/Delta communities lost a treasure on Friday, the 21st of March.
He is survived by:
His nephews:
Steve Greene and his family
Mike Atkin
His nieces:
Jayme Atkin Webster and her family
Dawn Scarborough and her family
The family of his companion of 23 years, Louise Saylor who died in May of 2011- and her daughter, Patricia Neiser.
He was preceded in death by:
His parents, Daniel Marion Williams and Mary Agnes (Heaps) Williams
His sisters: Louise Greene who died in May of 2007 and June Atkin who died in December of 2020.
Services will be held at Bethany Baptist Church, 4162 Delta Road, Airville, PA with a viewing on Friday, the 28th of March from 6-9 p.m. Funeral services will be on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with his great nephew, Pastor Patrick Scarborough officiating. Interment will be held in Slateville Cemetery in the Williams Plot where he casket will be transferred from the funeral coach to his beloved Blue Silverado Chevrolet Pick-up prior to his entrance into the cemetery for one last ride. His pallbearers will accompany him on this last trip. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution to the church at the above address or the Whiteford VFC, PO Box 222, Whiteford, MD 21160. Harkins Funeral Home is honored to care for Jim.
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JAMES ZANE WILLIAMS, 85, died in the early morning hours on Friday, March 21, 2025. Born on the family homestead on Ridge Road, Whiteford, MD, Jimmy spent his entire lifetime in his original home. Actually, he only left the local community once to ride along with the late Alan Morris on a long distance trucking trip delivering potat