GRANBURY — Jack Edward Williams, Sr., 86, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Fort Worth.
Memorial service: A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Granbury First United Methodist Church.
Graveside service: His ashes will be buried at a later date, at Restland Cemetery in Dallas, with a Masonic graveside service conducted by Hillcrest Masonic Lodge #1318.
Jack was born Sept. 23, 1928, in Durant, Okla., to Dr. and Mrs. John E. Williams. Jack was in the institutional food business for many years and later retired as a real estate agent with Ebby Halliday Realtors. He was long active in the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and a past president of the Life Member’s Club in the Chamber. The Dallas Chamber of Commerce awarded Jack Life Membership Awards on nine separate occasions for his outstanding service to the chamber. Jack was a Past Master of Hillcrest Masonic Lodge #1318 in Dallas and a dual member with Granbury Masonic Lodge #392 in Granbury, a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason, a member of Moslah Shrine Temple, a Past Worthy Patron of Love Field Chapter in the Eastern Star and a member of the Eastern Star Chapter in Granbury. He was Chairman of the Scottish Rite Speaker’s Bureau several years, Venerable Master of the Scottish Rite Bodies in Dallas in 1997, served on the National Shrine Hospital Committee for Endowments, Wills & Gifts for 18 years and was Director Emeritus of the Shrine Hospital program for the State of Texas.
Jack was active for many years in the Oklahoma University Alumni Association, served as Past President of the OU Club of Dallas, Chairman of the OU/Texas weekend functions for 27 years and was the 1st person to receive the Oklahoma University Board of Regent’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1988.
Jack served with the 45th Infantry Division in Japan and Korea during 1950 and 1951. He was an avid hunter and a member of the Texas Game Wardens Association, Texas Rifle Association and the NRA. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Granbury. Upon retiring and moving to Granbury in 1998, he became active in the Granbury Opera Guild and served as President, President of the Granbury Shrine Club, President of the Granbury Shrine Club, President of the Granbury Scottish Rite Club, President of the Hood County AARP, President of the Granbury Brigade, Chairman of the Take Time to Read program for the Granbury School system, President of the Sons of the American Revolution Brazos Valley Chapter while remaining active as a speaker on behalf of the Shrine and Scottish Rite Hospitals.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Luanne.
Survivors: Wife, Barbara Williams of Granbury; daughter, Jill Ward of Austin; son, Jack E. Williams, Jr. of Austin.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, 817-573-3000
