Extracted from The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)
Sunday, February 25, 1979

John A. Williams

WINNFIELD -- John A. Williams, 80, of Winnfield died Friday night in Jackson Parish Hospital in Jonesboro after a long illness.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Hurricane Grove Baptist Church near Sikes with the Rev. Curtis Dickens and the Rev. Billy Bustin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Modie A. Williams of Winnfield; four sons, Marvin L. Williams of Dodson, and Jake Williams, Billy H. Williams and Gene Williams, all of Winnfield; two daughters, Gloria Thompson of Dodson and Mary McConathy of Winnfield; one half brother; three half sisters; 19 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 5 step-great-grandchildren.