Jack D. Williams Obituary (1936 - 2010)

Jack Dana Williams was born July 29, 1936 in Mansfield, Ohio to Dana Lee Williams and Olive Irene Farnsworth Williams. He was raised in Ashland, Ohio and attended schools there graduating from Ashland High School. He later went on to attend Ohio State University. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1955 and served until 1961. Following his military service Jack moved to California and attended school there and began working in electronics. Moving to Durango, Colorado in the mid 1970's he began working as a plant manager for a sand & gravel company. He married Gerri and they soon moved to Jordan Valley, Oregon where he and Gerri began mining. It was then when they established their business Miners Keepers which they continue to operate. They later became full-time R.V.ers and traveled extensively. They were mainly between Sumpter, Oregon in the summer and Salome, Arizona in the winter and continually traveling in the summertime. In the rural Sumpter area where they lived Jack was very involved in establishing a fire protection district. He had served as a fire chief, instructor, and an E.M.T. providing fire and emergency services for the rural area. He really enjoyed having the opportunity to travel and meet so many people and see many places and make so many friends. Jack was a man of many interests and abilities. One could say he was a "Jack of all Trades" He is survived by his wife Gerri, and step-children: Dean, Susan and Gary.