John L. "Jack" Williams Jr., 76, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Chicora, died at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday at the John J. Kane Regional Center, Ross Township, Allegheny County, after an illness.

Born in Butler County, April 13, 1930, he was the son of John L. and Dorothy E Collier Williams Sr.

He had worked at the A&P Grocery Store in Butler for years. He also had worked at the Hyatt House Hotel in Pittsburgh, where he was a cook in the restaurant for several years until his retirement.

Mr. Williams was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance churches of Chicora and the North Side.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Larry (Mary Jane) Thompson of Charlotte, N.C.; four nieces and nephews, and three grandnieces and grandnephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother.

<B>WILLIAMS </B>— Friends of John L. "Jack" Williams Jr., who died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME</B>, 111 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Rev. Mark Wallace, pastor of the Chicora Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, officiating. Burial will be in Hemphill Cemetery, Chicora.