James Carl Williams, 57, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Spring Valley Hospital in Las Vegas.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a graduate of Western Kentucky University and a retired special education teacher.
He was preceded in death by his brother, George Frank Williams.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Williams; a daughter, Nyna Elizabeth Williams; his mother, Margaret Williams French; a brother, Johnny L. Williams; two sisters, Joyce Williams and Bernice Slack (Marvin).