James W. Williams, 61, a 40-year resident of Pensacola, Fla., died Thursday.

Born Oct. 17, 1944, in East Butler, he was the son of the late George Sr. and Bernice Claypool Williams.

He was a Navy veteran.

Mr. Williams had been employed at several restaurants and had retired from the Albertson store due to health reasons.

Surviving are his wife, Kathryn Cooley Williams, whom he married in 1965; a daughter and two sons, Lisa Watford, James W. Williams Jr. and Casey Williams, all of Florida, and four grandchildren.

He also is survived by two brothers, Ronald E. Williams of Renfrew and GeorgeA. Williams of Butler; and a sister, Betty Lou Smith of East Butler.

A brother preceded him in death.

<B>WILLIAMS </B>— A memorial service for James W. Williams who died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, was today at the Kingdom Hall in Pensacola.