James Williams

James Allen Williams was born to Donald G. Williams and Glenna Wilson Williams in Huntsville, Arkansas on the 3rd day of March 1967. He died on 22 October 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. James played in the Huntsville band. He also played football in middle school. James tied Terry McCoy of West Fork for first place individual honors at the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Forestry Judging Contest that included Benton, Madison, and Washington Counties. They had to estimate pulpwood, estimate saw timber, tree identification, and timber stand improvement. He graduated from Huntsville High School in 1985. After high school, James moved to Wichita, Kansas where he worked for his uncle who was in the pest control extermination business. Later returning to Arkansas, he enrolled in Northwest Technical Institute, Springdale, Arkansas where he graduated in Industrial Maintenance Technology in June of 1996. He spent a couple of years studying at the University of Arkansas while also working for Auto Zone. James later became an over-the-road truck driver, following in the footsteps of his father. James leaves behind a daughter, Victoria Sharp, and grandchildren Gavin, Kylie, Titus, Silas, and Matix of Lincoln, Arkansas; his mother Glenna Kasper, and her husband Robert of Arnold, Nebraska; his brother Don Williams and his wife Beverly of Springdale, Arkansas; his sister Laura Williams Capasso and her husband Major General (retired) Paul Capasso of Leesburg, Virginia; his niece Claire Capasso of Colorado Springs, Colorado; a very special friend and companion, Connie Owens of Witter, Arkansas; several aunts and uncles and many cousins. His treasured friends include Kenny Williams, Rass Williams, Timothy Williams, Errol Williams, and Bill Eggert, who was like a second father to him. Preceding James in death was his father Donald G. Williams and his brother’s son Patrick Williams. The family will receive friends 5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Friday, October 27, 2023, at Brashears Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. with Joe Richardson officiating. Pallbearers will be Rass Williams, Tim Williams, Errol Williams, Don Williams, Ken Williams, and Gavin Sharp. Interment will immediately follow services at Venus Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory of Huntsville.

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James Williams

March 3, 1967 - October 22, 2023