{"id":37405,"date":"2026-06-09T12:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=37405"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:12:46","slug":"johnny-wayne-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/johnny-wayne-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Wayne Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnny Wayne Williams, 65, of Geneva, Indiana, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 4:44 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born on Thursday, October 27, 1960, in Galveston, Texas, Johnny married Skeeter Galloway Williams on November 29, 2014, in Geneva, Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9612442_fbs.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9612442_fbs.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9612442_fbs.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnny worked as a truck driver for Venture in Hartford City, Indiana. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting. A dedicated sports fan, he proudly supported the Texas Longhorns and the Dallas Cowboys. He also served as a counselor at Cenikor in Baton Rouge, LA for ten years. Above all, Johnny cherished spending time with his family \u2014 especially taking his grandchildren for rides on the golf cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Survivors include his wife, Skeeter Galloway Williams of Geneva, IN Sons; Shilo Silas Shepherd of Berne, IN, Johnny Williams of Berne, IN. Daughters; Clarece Shepherd of Geneva, IN, Robyn (Jordan) Steele of Decatur, IN, Alina Fern Shepherd of Geneva, IN. Sisters; Cindy (Ronnie) Kettle of Decatur, TX, Vickie (Al) Garza of Baytown, TX, Nancy (Tim) Butler of Warrenton, MO.and Seven grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was preceded in death by his mother, Anne Corinne Moore, Father, David Moore, Daughter, Thera Jade Raugh, and Grandson Dallas Raugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family and friends may gather to share memories at Downing &amp; Glancy Funeral Home, 100 N. Washington Street, Geneva, Indiana, on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Celebration of Life service will follow at 6:00 PM at the funeral home, with Pastor Clint Abney officiating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Wayne Williams, 65, of Geneva, Indiana, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, June 7, 2026,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-37405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37407,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37405\/revisions\/37407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}