Saturday, February 09, 2013

Williams, John Ernest (11 Feb 1935 - 9 Feb 2013) [32301:K]

St. Joseph News-Press (MO), John E. Williams, 13 Feb 2013 [Newsbank]
Second husband of Velma Scroggins [32284:K]

John E. Williams
St. Joseph News-Press (MO) - Wednesday, February 13, 2013
TULSA, Okla. - John Ernest Williams [32301:K], 77, Tulsa, died Saturday, February 9, 2013, at his home in Tulsa.

He was born February 11, 1935, to William and Elsa Williams in Blue Point, N.Y. He then moved to St. Joseph.

John married Shirley (Milleson) Williams who preceded him in death, and later married Velma Scroggins [32284:K] . He retired from TWA, at the overhaul base in Kansas City, Mo.

He was a member of the Brotherhood Lodge #269, A.F. & A.M. and St. Joseph Lodge #78, A.F. & A.M.; Thirty-Third Degree Scottish Rite Mason; Moila Shrine and the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.

John enjoyed playing golf. He moved to Tulsa, where he became a clown for the Shriners and he also drove a van taking children and their families to the Shriners Hospital for Children for treatments.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Harvey; brother-in-law, Jack Wilcox; former wife, Shirley (Milleson) Williams; and wife, Velma ( Scroggins ) Williams.

Survivors: companion, Florence Cox, of the home; son, Darren Williams (Becky), Savannah, Mo.; daughter, Debbie Meier (Terry), St. Joseph; brother, William “Billy” Williams (Judy), Fresno, Calif.; sister, Wendy Wilcox, St. Joseph; two grandsons; four granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; two aunts; and several nieces and newphews.

Care provided by Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.

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