Jack D. Williams

Jack David Williams, a resident of Norwood since 1953, died Monday, December 9, 2013 at his home in Norwood.  He was 85.  Jack was born March 28, 1928 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of Thomas David and Mary Elizabeth (Greene) Williams.   He served in the US Air Force from 1948 to 1952 and then worked for 30 years as a tool and die maker for Burgess Brothers in Canton.  He then started the Williams Machine Company in Norwood where he spent the next five years until his retirement in 1995. Jack was a member of the American Legion Post in Norwood and of Orient Lodge AF & AM of Norwood.  He was also an avid gardener.  Jack was the husband of the late Janet (Norton) Williams, and the brother of the late Shirley Adams, and the late Harry Thomas Williams.  He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Ehasz) Rykowski Williams; his daughter, Janet Fraone of Norwood; his two sons, Scott Williams of Foxboro and Mark Williams of North Attleboro; his seven grandchildren, Joshua, Jason, Rhette, and Lynn Williams, and Domenic, Alisa, and Marianna Fraone; and his six great grandchildren, Adrina and Jackson Williams, Ava and Alexa Fraone, and Tyler and Addison Kuhn.  Visiting hours will be held Wednesday from 4 to 8 PM at the May Funeral Home, 85 Nichols Street, Norwood.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral Thursday at 11 AM at the funeral home followed by burial with military honors at Highland Cemetery in Norwood.  In lieu of flowers donations to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 would be appreciated.