[Funeral Program for John Christopher Williams, Jr., April 12, 1984] Page: 2 of 3
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OBITUARY
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; And there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither
shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed
awa\ . Revelation 21:4
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"The Pain is Real. There is no such thing as pleasantness in
someone's death. The one we love is gone, and the memories
and experiences of life together remain. We weep as Jesus
wept. We mourn, but the Apostle Paul tells us that we are not
to mourn as those who have no hope. For in Christ The Hope
of Eternal Life Is A Reality."
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The deceased was born to John G. Williams, Sr. and Asa
Lucky Williams on June 12, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas.
Chris, as he was known to his family and friends was reared
in San Antonio and was a product of the local public schools,
graduating from St. Philip's College. His parents nurtured his
spiritual life which later resulted in his joining the New
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church during the mid-forties. He ser-
ved faithfully there until liis death.
After completing his military services in the United States
Army, July 1946, he began his culinary career at Brooke
Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston: He later became
head chef at Earl Abel's Restaurant, untimately finishing his
career as Chef of the Non-Commission Officers Club, Kelly
Air Force Base where he was a loyal employee for seventeen
years.
Chris was preceded in death by his first son, John Christop-
her Williams, III.
His survivors include his devoted wife, Mrs. Maggie Williams;
one son, Dexter G. Williams; one grandson, Dexter G. Will-
iams, II; one granddaughter, Danielle Frazier; one sister, Mrs.
Octavia Ellison; one brother, Harold C. Williams, all ot San
Antonio, Texas; nieces, nephews, inanv other relatives and a
vast number of friends.
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Processional
Selection Choirs
Scripture
Old Testament Reverend Hector Grant,
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
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New Testament Reverend C. W. Black, Jr.,
Mount Zion First Baptist Church
Prayer Elder Horace Young,
Faith Temple Apostolic Church
Selection Choirs
Resolution New Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
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Phyllis Wheatley Class of 1938
Remarks Reverend Wilburn Jones,
First Baptist Church, Eastland, Texas
And Others
Obituary Read Silently
Eulogy Pastor J. Carlton Allen
Recessional
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family gratefully acknowledges the many kind deeds and
other expressions of sympathy extended during Chris' illness
and this hour of sorrow.
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