ELGIN – A memorial service for Arthur J. Williams, 76, will be held January 7, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Silver Lake Baptist Church, 4715 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC 28412. In lieu of flowers donations can be given to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York 10016. Mr. Williams passed away December 26, 2016. Born in Erwin, TN, on January 10, 1940, he was the son of the late Arnold and Gertie Tilson Williams. Jack grew up in Flag Pond Tennessee but lived his adult years in Middle River, Maryland. He retired from Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and worked for Baltimore County Parks and Recreation for many years. He was an avid lover of sports, and for many years he faithfully coached little league baseball, football, basketball, and girls’ softball teams. In recent years, he enjoyed beekeeping with his brother Tom. Surviving are his wife, Karen Williams; children, Donna Todd (Chaplain Troy Todd, USN), Deena Williams, Arthur Jack Williams Jr (Jennifer); grandchildren, Jessica Patton, Jeremy Kamberger, Chloe Williams, Jocelyn Williams, Bryant May; great-granddaughters, Jayden Patton and Ava Patton; brothers, Bill Williams (Betty Jean), Tom Williams, and Glenn Williams (Phyllis); sister, Betty Chavis. He was predeceased by his siblings, Arnold Williams, Lawrence Williams, Bob Williams, Clyde Williams, Howard David Williams, Leonard Williams, Gladys Williams, Dorothy Jane Williams, Mary Lou Shelton, and Glenna Mae Williams.