Jay Kemp Williams, age 64 of Sevierville, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009. He was born in Easton, Maryland to the late Calvin Kemp and Ruth Collins Williams. He was a member of The Gathering and professed Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in the fall of 2008. An avid photographer, Jay had a great love for the Smoky Mountains.

Survivors: nephews, Scott Beebe and wife Joan of Marydale, Delaware, Steve Beebe of the Virgin Islands; niece, Kathy Plutschak and husband Dennis of Preston, Maryland; special adopted family, David and Melissa Zavona and their children Zech and Addy; his church family at The Gathering.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Lord’s Child, P.O. Box 6120, Sevierville, TN 37864 or to Friends of the Smokies, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764.

The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday with a funeral service beginning at 7 p.m. at The Church at The Gathering with Pastor David Zavona and Pastor Paul Danis officiating. Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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