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Charles Leon Williams

Charles Leon Williams

Male 1925 - 2016  (90 years)

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  • Name Charles Leon Williams  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 29 Nov 1925  Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1930  Palestine, Union, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1943  Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 18; RelationToHead: Self 
    Military 29 Nov 1943  [4
    Occupation: Petit And Dukes; Complexion: Ruddy; EyeColor: Hazel; HairColor: Brown; Height: 5 6; Weight: 120 
    Death 6 Jul 2016  Auburndale, Polk, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Charles Leon Williams, Sr., 90, of Winter Haven, FL passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Good Shepherd Hospice Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.

      Born November 29, 1925 in Lake Butler, FL he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a veteran of WWII, serving as an Army Ranger. He worked for Laundry Textile Company, was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Haines City Ward. Was a member of the Winter Haven Moose Lodge and was a member of the American Legion Post 8 in Winter Haven.

      He is survived by: his wife of 66 years, Wanuase; a son, Charles Leon Williams, Jr and his wife Glenda of Auburndale; 2 daughters, Glynda Jean Latham of Winter Haven and Sherri Denise Stewart and her husband Mark of Auburndale; a brother, James Curtis Williams of Lake City, FL a sister, Dorothy Alma Williams of The Villages, FL; 6 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great grandchildren.

      The family will receive friends from 10:00am till 11:00am, Monday, July 11, 2016 at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven.

      Funeral Services will begin at 11:00am. Interment will follow at Rolling Hills Cemetery. Condolences may be sent at www.oakridgefuneralcare.com.

      https://www.oakridgefuneralcare.com/obituary/charles-williams
    Burial 11 Jul 2016  Rolling Hills Cemetery, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I27265  tng Genealogy

    Father George David Williams,   b. 6 Dec 1888, Lulu, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1972, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Alma Raulerson,   b. 20 Sep 1890, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1983, Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F8779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F14212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Nov 1925 - Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 18; RelationToHead: Self - 1943 - Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Jul 2016 - Auburndale, Polk, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166608317.
      Record for Charles Leon Sr Williams
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=134412716&indiv=try
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=134412716&indiv=try

    2. [S601] Ancestry.com, Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), State Archive, Tallahassee and clerk of courts, various counties; Tallahassee, Florida; Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982.
      Record for Charles Leon Williams
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61369&h=1548963&indiv=try
      Name: Charles Leon Williams
      Gender: Male
      Age: 24
      Birth Date: abt 1925
      Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1949
      Marriage Place: Polk, Florida, USA
      Spouse: Wanuse Bohannon
      Film Number: 001888951

    3. [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for Charles Leon Williams
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8784&h=1553850&indiv=try
      Name: Charles Leon Williams
      Spouse: Wanuse Bohannon
      County of Marriage: Polk
      Marriage Date: 1950
      Volume: 1247
      Certificate: 1450
      Source: Florida Department of Health

    4. [S462] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 486
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=12434044&indiv=try
      [ View military document]
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=12434044&indiv=try

    5. [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Palestine, Union, Florida; Roll: 334; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 454.0.
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=103606211&indiv=try
      [ View Federal Census Document]
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=103606211&indiv=try