08/19/2015
JAMES J. (JERRY) WILLIAMS Aug. 10, 1925 – Aug. 19, 2015, Born to James J., Sr. and Sarah Embrie Long Williams in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
He was stricken with Polio as a child but was able to overcome it and join the US Navy in World War II at the age of 17.
Upon return, he married Margaret A. (Peggy) Woods on April 26, 1997, and started his Electrical Engineering education in St. Louis in Okaloosa, Florida.
He moved back to Liberty, attended William Jewell College, and started his career with Missouri Public Service.
He started his family with daughters, Sarah K. O’Shaughnessy, Margaret “Eileen” Scholl (Randy), Patricia Patterson, and son, Jarrott Michael, deceased.
Jerry had a long and successful career advancing from lineman to management. He was Man of the Year in both Raytown and Blue Springs.
He belonged to many civic organizations as well as a long and active membership as a Shriner in both Kansas City and Fla.
Jerry and Peggy retired to Destin, Fla., where Peggy died in 1993.
He married Nancy Blackburn in 1997. They lived in Destin, Big Pine Key, Cape Coral, and Ft. Myers, Fla.
He leaves behind his wife, Nancy, his three daughters Sally, Eileen, and Patricia, 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a stepson, Lance Blackburn of Fla.
We miss him every single day and know he has joined his parents, his siblings, his first wife, and his son. His family is celebrating his life at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Ararat Shrine, 5100 Ararat Drive, Kansas City, Mo.
We would love to see any friends who would like to attend.
Published by Kansas City Star on Jun. 19, 2016.