Gary Allen Williams was born on the family farm southeast of Paola, KS, March 17, 1936, and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
Gary graduated as class valedictorian from Paola High School in 1954 and earned a BS degree with honors in Engineering Physics from KU in 1958 and was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for graduate study in Germany. In 1960, he accepted an engineering position with Taylor Forge and Pipe Works of Kansas, Inc., in Paola, and later spring thirty-three years employed by Bendix (Allied, Allied Signal, Honeywell) in Kansas City, MO.
Sept. 13, 1963, he married Ann Gross from Zurich, Switzerland. To them were born two sons, the late Andrew H. Williams and Robert A. Williams of Covington, TN.
His interests after retirement included genealogy and the maintenance of the remainder of the family farm.
Gary and Ann have been involved for many years in Bible study through R. B. Thieme, jr., Bible Ministries, and Berachah Church of Houston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at the Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the R. B. Thieme, jr., Bible Ministries, 2815 Sage Road, Houston, Texas 77056.