John Leonard Williams, 72 of Eden, NC passed Saturday, January 6, 2024. Public viewing will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Perry-Spencer Funeral Home, Eden, NC. The family will receive friends Thursday, January 11, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Morning Star Baptist Church, Eden, NC with funeral service beginning at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

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John Leonard Williams , 72, a resident of Eden, NC, passsed away on January 6, 2024. John was born on December 29, 1951 to his mother, Beulah and father, Howard, Sr. at Old Leaksville Hospital. John attended high school at Morehead High School, but chose to complete his high school education by acquiring his GED.

After high school, John began a career in furniture manufacturing at Stoneville Furniture Factory. A man of many talents, John went on to acquire his commercial driver’s license, as well as a certification in computer technology and worked in both fields. John concluded his work history as a self-employed landscaper.

John fathered three children - Rella Bruce (daughter), Okera Adofo (son), & Jamel Turner (son).

His favorite activities and hobbies included reading history, watching documentaries on various subjects, listening to music, collecting old school funk & R&B music, building stereo sound systems and computers, collecting shades, and hats, travelling, and being a stomp-down, bonafide, Blue Creek rebel. LOL!

John was predeceased by his father, Howard Williams, Sr., and his sister Rachel Rebecca Jackson.

He is survived by; his daughter, Rella Bruce, his two sons, Okera Adofo & Jamel Turner, his four grandchildren Dabrasia Strader, Haile Adofo, Nasir Turner, & Alegend Turner, his four great grandchildren (Dabrasia Strader), his mother, Beulah Smith-Galloway, his brothers, Howard Williams Jr., & Calvin Williams, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.