This is the letter I wrote to share some story`s of the good person and great father he was, that Pastor Billy Toler used in his beneidicion. 
 His name is John Henry Williams, although nobody called him John much or even J H, to all that knew him he was John Henry! John Henry didn't have much of an education, I don't think He made it much past the grade. But there wasn't much John Henry couldn't fix, from a bicycle, to a wooden swing or rebuilding a 350 engine, or even putting tracks on an M4 Tanker, waist deep in mud. John Henry and Earlene raised 5 kids (3 boys,2 girls) Ervin, Tracy, Doug, Sylvia, and Monk Monk that's what John Henry called her, her names (Michelle).John Henry was the only income for the family of 7 for over 15 years, and most of that time they lived in a single wide trailer with 3 bedrooms and one bathroom. John Henry always put food on the table and nobody ever went a Christmas without out something under the tree. John Henry taught me a lot, how to tie my shoes, how to ride a bike, how to swim, to how to fix anything on my car. He would tell his family and friends about bringing home wild animals that he would catch on the job, his days he worked in construction. He told of bringing home a bear, sometimes a dog, and once he brought home an alligator (true story). John Henry didn't smoke or drink (much), But He loved to tell a joke or a rhyme to make people laugh! 
Some of his rhymes, I like to tell kids, like â€œ I had a little pig feed him on the trough, he got so big his tail popped off!â€  One day my daughter came home from grade with her spelling words and told me she had to us them in a sentence. The words were, monkey, gingerbread, country, and knocked. That was all I needed for this next rhyme John Henry had told me! It go's like this, â€I had a little monkey, sent him to the country, feed him gingerbread, along came a chew chew,  knocked him choo choo, now my monkey's dead.â€ Heather got an A. Thanks for the memories and the good times. I`m proud to call you my DAD!  I'll miss YOU!
 
I LOVE U DAD!

His name is John Henry Williams, although nobody called him John much or even J H, to all that knew him he was John Henry! John Henry didn't have much of an education, I don't think He made it much past the grade. But there wasn't much John Henry couldn't fix, from a bicycle, to a wooden swing or rebuilding a 350 engine, or even putting tracks on an M4 Tanker, waist deep in mud. John Henry and Earlene raised 5 kids (3 boys,2 girls) Ervin, Tracy, Doug, Sylvia, and Monk Monk that's what John Henry called her, her names (Michelle).John Henry was the only income for the family of 7 for over 15 years, and most of that time they lived in a single wide trailer with 3 bedrooms and one bathroom. John Henry always put food on the table and nobody ever went a Christmas without out something under the tree. John Henry taught me a lot, how to tie my shoes, how to ride a bike, how to swim, to how to fix anything on my car. He would tell his family and friends about bringing home wild animals that he would catch on the job, his days he worked in construction. He told of bringing home a bear, sometimes a dog, and once he brought home an alligator (true story). John Henry didn't smoke or drink (much), But He loved to tell a joke or a rhyme to make people laugh! 
Some of his rhymes, I like to tell kids, like â€œ I had a little pig feed him on the trough, he got so big his tail popped off!â€  One day my daughter came home from grade with her spelling words and told me she had to us them in a sentence. The words were, monkey, gingerbread, country, and knocked. That was all I needed for this next rhyme John Henry had told me! It go's like this, â€I had a little monkey, sent him to the country, feed him gingerbread, along came a chew chew,  knocked him choo choo, now my monkey's dead.â€ Heather got an A. Thanks for the memories and the good times. I`m proud to call you my DAD!  I'll miss YOU!
 
I LOVE U DAD!

Earlene and family, I am sorry for your loss. I know that my parents thought highly of you and John Henry. I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

John Henry Williams,You will be truely missed.We all loved your jokes and stories you could tell like no one else.You were a friend that everyone knew that we could count on.
 God bless you and we know you are at peace now.

So Sorry for your loss. His smile, laughter and sense of humor will always be a very found memory.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

I will miss you Daddy and I Love You!  I will always remember your smile, your laugh and definitely your since of humor.  You would always light up a room when you walked in.  You were a wonderful Daddy

So sad to see you are gone, but you want be forgotten. I know you are in a better place and not hurting any more. You made so many laugh, cry and feel so welcome when you was around! You were a good husband, dad, grand dad and a great uncle that anyone could ever have! I will miss you until we meet again! Love you Uncle John Henry.

We were so sorry to hear of your loss.  Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help at this time.

UNCLE JOHN HENRY IT BROKE MY HEART TO HEAR OF YOUR PASSING YOU WERE THE FUNNIEST UNCLE EVER YOU COULD MAKE ANY BODY LAUGH YOU TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES WITH YOUR JOKES I WENT OUT SIDE TONIGHT AND LOOK UP AT THE SKY AND I SAID HEY UNCLE JOHN HENRY THIS ONE IS FOR YOU AND I BLEW YOU A KISS AND SAID TILL WE MEET AGAIN YOU WILL BE MISSED BE ALL WHO KNEW YOU SO KEEP ON KEEPING ON TELLING YOUR JOKES UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN  LOVE YOU UNCLE JOHN HENRY CHARDIE BLOOD AKA WANDA

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John Henry Williams

18 January, 1937 – 17 August, 2014

Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service & Evergreen Memorial Gardens

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