John Henry Williams

JOHN H. WILLIAMS AGE 67, DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12,2023 HE WAS BORN ON JUNE 14,1955 IN ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI TO EDMOND, AND ANNIE WILLIMAS. JOHN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BOTH PARENTS, HIS DAUGHTER MICHELLE RICHARDSON, 4 BROTHERS, AND 5 SISTERS.

JOHN EXCEPTED CHRIST AT AN EARLY AGE, HE ATTENDED CHURCH  AT STEADFAST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST IN ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI.

JOHN GRADUATED FROM LEFLORE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, IN ITTA BENA MISSISSIPPI. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL JOHN ATTENDED TARKIO COLLEGE IN KANSAS CITY, MO WHERE HE RECEIVED HIS ELECTRONIC DEGREE. SHORTLY AFTER COLLEGE JOHN ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1977 AND SERVED FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER BEING A SOLDIER FOR OUR COUNTRY JOHN PURSUED TRUCK DRIVING AND WENT TO SCHOOL TO GET HIS CDL LICENSE. JOHN DROVE FOR MANY DIFFERENT TRUCKING COMPANIES SUCH AS MID CENTRAL, SYSCO, AND FEDEX FRIGHT. LATER BECAME AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK DRIVER, AFTER 20 YEARS OF DRIVING JOHN DECIDED TO RETIRE IN 2019.

JOHN LOVED TO COOK AND WAS GOOD AT IT.

JOHN LOVED COACHING THE YOUTH HE WAS AN AVID COACH FOR SOUTH SUBURBAN FOR OVER A DECADE MENTORING AND COACHING THE YOUTH WAS HIS PASSION.

JOHN’S MEMORIES WILL BE CHERISHED BY HIS WIFE, LINDA; CHILDREN, (2) SONS JOHN JR,” JUJU” (ASHLEY), MICHAEL, AND (1) DAUGHTER CHAUKKA; SISTERS, IDELLA SILAS, AND JEAN THURMAN. BROTHERS; CHARLES WILLIAMS (CYNTHIA), AND RICHARD WILLIAMS (GLENDA), 11 GRANDCHILDREN; 14 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, WITH A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, AND FRIENDS.