St. Clair County Obits

JESS EUGENE WILLIAMS

Clinton Daily Democrat
17 January 2005
Jess Eugene Williams was born in Camdenton July 29, 1931, to Delbert and Thelma L. Williams, and died Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at KU Medical Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended school in Camdenton. He moved to Kansas City in 1948 and worked at Doyle Packing Co. in North Kansas City. In 1951, he started working in general construction to 1967 when he moved to California until 1969, working for a plumbing company. He was in the junking business for 35 years. He bought a home in LaDue where he had a junkyard until 1990.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Thelma Williams; four brothers, Gaines Chambless, James Williams, Leslie Chambless and Delbert Williams Jr.; one sister, Eudela Williams, and a son John Williams. He is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Linda and Clayton Snow of El Dorado
Springs, Debbie and husband Ralph, Independence, and Melissa Edwards of Clinton; one son and his wife Jess E. and Martha Williams Jr., Lee's Summit; five brothers, Hershel and Ruth Williams of Kansas City,
Samuel Wayne Williams of Lowry City, Frank Williams of Kansas City, Jack and Beverly Williams of Blue Springs and Gilbert and Margaret Williams of Holt; two sisters, Madeline Webb of Camdenton and Eleanor Hessor of McIntosh, Florida; 12 grandchildren, Courtney Barbour, Ronald, Kim, Johnnii, Travis, Rachel, Ricky and Anna Williams, Tracy and Ronald Peoples, Gabriel and Gallen Edwards,m and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Saturday, January 15, 2 p.m. at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel with Pastor Johannes Brann
officiating. Burial was in Lowry City Cemetery.