Atkinson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Williams, Dr. Augustus Kenneth December 3, 2004
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Atkinson County Citizen - December 2004
 Dr. Augustus Kenneth Williams -- Dr. A.K. Williams passed away at age 72 in 
Guadalupe, Costa Rica on December 3rd, 2004 after a brief illness. Dr. Williams 
was born in Spartanburg, SC on February 11, 1932 to Augustus Williams and Ruth 
Griffis Williams. He was raised in Pearson, GA and graduated from Atkinson 
County High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He then 
attended the University of Georgia and earned his PhD in microbiology along 
with his wife, Dr. Joy P. Williams. His career included research at the Oak 
Ridge National Laboratory and the Atomic Energy Commission, U.S. Health 
Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Russell Research Center, 
USDA in Athens, GA from which he retired. Dr. Williams received numerous awards 
and commendations during his research career.

 Survivors include two sons, Bruce Williams and his wife Sally Pat and their 
two children, Beth and Winn of Athens, GA and Kent Williams, his wife Lena and 
their daughter Natasha of Athens, GA. His wife, Dr. Joy Williams, parents Gus 
and Ruth Williams and his brother Phillip and sister Jan preceded him in death.

 In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Dr. Joy P. 
Williams Fellowship in Microbiology at the University of Georgia.

 Bridges Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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