Jack Gary Williams of Georgetown, KY passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in Lexington, KY. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, June Bonny Williams. He was born August 4, 1937 in Paintsville, KY to the late Ottie F. and Lillian Wheeler Williams. His only sibling, Mary Carolyn Williams, preceded in him in death. He was a graduate of Paintsville High School and Georgetown College where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. After serving in the United States Marine Corp, he spent 41 years as a teacher, coach and school administrator, loving every minute of it.

Besides his wife, Jack is also survived by two children, Julie (Jeremy) Cron of Georgetown, KY and Jared (Leslie) Williams of Mt. Juliet, TN; three grandchildren, Ryan Karcher of Georgetown, KY, Brent and Lillian Williams of Mt. Juliet, TN and two step-grandchildren, James and Maggie Cron of Georgetown, KY; brother-in-law, Tom (Francine) Bonny of Irvine, KY.

He was inducted into the Georgetown College Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and into the Paintsville High School Alumni Association Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

A special “thank you” to Bob Washburn, Dr. Gus Bynum, Greg McClelland, Dr. Kendall and Nancy Brown, Dr. Craig Martin and Dr. Ricky Myhand.

Funeral services will be 11 AM Friday at Johnson’s Funeral Home, conducted by Pastors Tommy Midkiff and Bob Fox. Burial will follow at the Georgetown Cemetery. Casket bearers will be George Pendergrass, Dusty Adkins, Rodney Kincaid, Gene Higgenbothom, Mark Witt, John Witt, Ken Wright and Sam Pendergrass. Honorary bearers will be John Lykins, Rex Pitts, Gene Dyson, Jimmy Hyde, Bob Cohen, Charlie Grote, Gordon Montgomery, Corky Withrow, David “Stick” Cottrell, Bob Davis and Gary Pruitt. Visitation will be 5-8 PM Thursday. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, Faith Baptist Church, Georgetown or Wisemantown United Methodist Church, Irvine, KY.

Affiliations

Pi Kappa Alpha
U S Marine Corps