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John Williams Obituary
John B. Williams, of Bradenton, Fla., departed this life to be with his Lord forever the morning of Aug. 29, 2018.
A service to honor John will be led by pastor Marvin Wiseman at the Richards, Raff & Dunbar Memorial Home in Springfield at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5. Visitation is scheduled from 10-11 a.m.
John and his wife Mildred retired for a period of nine years at Legacy Village in Xenia, before moving back to Bradenton, Fla. John was born in Charleston, W.Va., the fifth child of John L. and Cora Alice (Rice) Williams on March 13, 1922.
He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Mildred (Wagner) Williams; his two daughters, Joy Ann Williams of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Kathleen Jo Burns and her husband Rob of San Diego, Calif.; and son, J. Michael Williams and wife Sharon of Port Charlotte, Fla. He has four grandsons, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, and seven nieces and nephews.
John was predeceased by his wife of 38 years, Mary Alice (Ford) Williams, the mother of his three children, and Lydia Ann (Kokosh) Williams, his wife of 11 years.
John was employed as a tool and die maker by International Harvester for 29 years and General Electric for three years. He was an ordained minister of three churches in Ohio for 15 years. He was a graduate of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio with a bachelor's degree and Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Ky. with a Master of Divinity degree. John was a veteran of World War II, serving four years in the U.S. Coast Guard, three years training watch dogs and one year on the USS El Paso, PF41. It was in the Pacific Theater of Operations that he was saved by Jesus Christ while on duty off the Leyte Gulf, P.I. Following his U.S. Coast Guard military service he received his appointment to the USAF/CAP as a major. He served in the Ohio and Florida Wings as a chaplain.
In lieu of flowers, please remember the Clark County American Cancer Society.
Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.richardsraffanddunbar.com.
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Mary Mimbs
September 5, 2018
I am so very sorry for your loss. We can take comfort in knowing that John is now in that perfect place where he so longed to be in the last few years of his life.
Mary Jane Mimbs, Westminster Manor
September 1, 2018
May the God of all comfort strengthen the entire family during this time of sorrow. God keeps in his memory those whom we lose because they are precious in his eyes. (Psalms 116:15)
My deepest sympathy
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