James Leroy Williams, Jr., age 75, Stover, died Monday, December 24, 2018.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 31, at Kent Memorial Lutheran Church in Sunrise Beach, where visitation begins at 10 a.m.

A committal service and burial will be at 3 p.m. on Monday in Fairview Cemetery in Sweet Springs. Memorial donations may be made to Kent Memorial Lutheran Church or the Parkinson’s Foundation.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Sunrise Beach.

Survivors include his wife, Maxine Williams of the home; two children, Teresa Conley and husband Terry Knight of Riverside, and Aaron Williams and wife Meghann Zanga of Blue Springs; ten grandchildren (in age order), Amber Pilarz and husband Brian, Ashley Beam, Alexis Opfer, Andrew Opfer, Cynthia Jones and husband Adam, Monica Pennington and husband Randy, Tina Ditmars and husband Dan, Cheyanne Huenefeldt, Nicholas Williams and Lyric Zanga; twenty-one great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jerry Williams and wife Yo of Cibolo, Texas and Morris Williams of Cole Camp; his mother-in-law, Mickie Hemme of Laurie, Missouri and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Leroy, Sr. and Irene Marie (Kottman) Williams; a step-mother, Ruth Williams and two brothers, Roger Williams and Jack Williams.