Jerry Lee "Big Shorty" Williams

Jerry Lee "Big Shorty" Williams, 69, of Cleburne, a wholesale car dealer, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: A private family service was held Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Jerry was born May 14, 1940, in Blum to Vernon V. and Willie Mae Rose Williams. He enjoyed cars, hunting and fishing, and he loved animals. Survivors: Son, Jerry Williams Jr. and wife, Meredith Tomlinson Williams, of Lillington, N.C.; daughter, Elizabeth Cox and husband, Toby, of Joshua; sister, Linda Cormier and husband, Ron, of Whitney; grandchildren, Grant Cox, Lee Williams and John Williams; nieces, Lori Williams and Cindy Nieman; and nephews, Bobby Cassaday, Scott Cassaday and John Cassaday.