Benjamin Norwood Williams, Jr.

Benjamin Norwood Williams, Jr., 74 of Fernandina Beach, FL and formerly of Lake Park, GA, passed away Feb. 19, 2005, after a short illness at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup. He was born Aug. 9, 1930, in Macon to the late Benjamin N. Williams, Sr., and Louise Williams. He was raised in Cherry Lake, FL but spent much of his life in Georgia. Before his retirement to Fernandina Beach, FL., he was very active
in Georgia education, politics and ministry. He was a former mayor of Lake Park. He was a retired school administrator, teacher and coach. Also, he was a retired Methodist minister. He served as a missionary to Ecuador. Mr. Williams was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Korean War. He was a Mason and a member of the Fernandina Beach Rotary Club. He was a graduate of Valdosta State University and held a master's degree from Western Carolina University and a specialist¹s degree in education from
the University of Georgia.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Janice Lanier Williams; a brother,
John Cleveland Williams of Warner Robins, GA; two daughters and a son-in-law,
Beth Williams of Atlanta, GA and Becky and Bobby Makla of Charlotte, N.C.; two
sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Pam Williams of Jesup, GA and Ashley and
Teresa Williams of Adel, GA; and seven grandchildren, Chandler Williams, Justin
Williams, Kerri Williams, Miranda Williams, Mary Katelyn Williams, Ben Makla
and Nathan Makla. He was predeceased by his sister Eloise Williams Barrs.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., in the chapel of the McLane Lakewood Chapel in Lake Park with Reverend Richard Soper and Reverend Michael P. Lyons officiating. Burial will follow I in the Lake Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 2:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Trey Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box
923, Jesup, GA, 31545. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.mclanefuneralservices.com on the Obituary page. McLane Lakewood Funeral Home of Lake Park, GA


Funeral Home:
McLane Lakewood Funeral Home
3119 West Marion Avenue
Lake Park, GA
US 31636