John Wayne Clarke Williams

A resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Ollie Steele Burden Manor. He was 85 and a native of Carrboro, N.C. Mr. Williams was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. He served as vice consul at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong. Upon his return to the United States, he worked as a medical illustrator at Duke University and the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Continuing in this field, he ultimately retired from East Carolina University School of Medicine as the director of the Center for Health Sciences Communication. He is survived by his daughter, Martha Schaefer and her husband, Bradley Schaefer; two sisters, Carley Pardington, of Carrboro, and Rebekah Easley and her husband, Quenton Easley, of Burlington, N.C.; and by numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Annie Minton Williams; and parents, Ben Harry Williams and Emma Alberta Clark Williams. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church. Committal services will be held at a later date at Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary. The family appreciates the care and compassion he received from the staffs at Ollie Steele Burden Manor and Williamsburg Senior Living Community.