John B. Williams Jr.
John B. Williams Jr.,
(Junior) age 87, of
Uniontown, Pa., passed away
on Monday morning, May 21,
2007, in the Uniontown
Hospital. He was
born April
14, 1920, in
Uniontown,
Pa., the son
of the late
John B.
Williams Sr.
and Violet
Leib Williams.
J o h n
graduated from the Uniontown
Area Senior High
School.
John was a veteran of the
United States Army who
served during World War II .
He served a total of 23
months in the Army. He spent
18 months on Luzon with the
4.2 Chemical Mortar
Battalion. His outfit was on
the boat ready for Japan
when the bomb was dropped
at Hiroshima.
John was active in many
different fund raising events
throughout the years,
especially the March of
Dimes. He was a Boy Scout
committee chairman at Oliver
Three for several years. He
was a lifetime member of
Lemont Sportsman’s Club,
North Union Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 8543, and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 47 in Uniontown.
John was one of the few
remaining drayman in this
area. He was in the trucking
business with his father
before he graduated from
high school. His father
started his moving business
with horse and wagon under
the name of J.B. Williams
Transfer, which is now known
as Parks Moving and Storage.
He continued in business with
his father until 1945 and
became a certified moving
consultant with Parks Moving
and Storage. He retired from
from Parks in 1985 after 45
years of service. He helped
move the Kaufmann family
from Pittsburgh to
Fallingwater in the late
1930’s.
John was a dedicated and
loving husband, father,
grandfather and greatgrandfather.
He was referred
to by all of his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren as
“Pappy Will.”
He was a neighborhood
friend. He loved to cook and
was known for his “famous”
spaghetti sauce. He loved
woodworking and spent many
hours in his shop producing
beautiful furniture and
artwork. After his wife passed
away, he found a new hobby
and became a gifted
winemaker.
John was preceded in death
by his parents, his wife of 57
years, Gladys Mae Henderson
Williams, sister, Madolyn
Williams Ries, brother,
Edwin Williams and
granddaughter, Annette
Marie Williams.
He is survived by his loving
and devoted children: John R.
Williams and his wife,
Dorine, Donald L. Williams
and his wife, Connie, Edward
A. Williams, and Cathy L.
Baird and her husband, Dr.
Richard K. Baird, all of
Uniontown, Pa., and Jay B.
Williams and his wife, Patty,
of Hopwood, Pa.;
Grandchildren: Donald
Williams, Bryan Williams and
wife Jean and Kellie Williams
Gilleland and her husband,
Eric, John C. Williams and
his wife, Nancy, Jamie Brown
and her companion, Todd
Weston, Nicole Brown, Tyler
Williams, Brandon Williams,
Zachary Williams and
Kimberly Williams; Step-
Grandsons: Justin Baird and
his wife, Missy, and Jonathan
Baird and Laura and their
children; Great-
Grandchildren: Hannah
Williams, Mia Williams and
Luke Williams, Riley
Gilleland, Carson Gilleland,
Levi Gilleland and Cooper
Gilleland, Miranda Williams,
Matthew Williams and
Kortney Weston.
John is also survived by
brothers and sisters: Arthur
Williams of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Gladys Marker of North
Carolina, Betty Liston of
Columbus, Ohio, Donnie
Williams of South Carolina,
Helen Joyce Huntington of
Columbus, Ohio, Tommy
Williams of Uniontown, Pa.,
and Gary Williams of
Uniontown, Pa.; and several
loving nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in
the KEZMARSKY FUNERAL
HOME, 71 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Uniontown, Pa.,
today, May 23, 2007, from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m and Thursday
morning, May 24, 2007, until
10 a.m. when Funeral
Services will be held with the
Rev. Art Mace officiating.
Interment will follow in
Sylvan Heights Cemetery
where Military Honors will
be accorded by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 47.