Carl Reece Williams, Sr.
1923-2008
Carl Reece Williams was born Februry 26, 1923 at Treadway, Hancock Co., Tennessee to
Hence Tillman & Ida Mae Wolfe Williams. October 1, 1949 he married
Irene Yancey from Lavaca, Sebastian Co., Ar. His residence was Treadway, Hancock Co.,
Tenn. The marriage was in Franklin Co., Arkansas.
Carl registered for the military in Sneedville, Hancock Co., Tennessee. His draft card has
no date on it but does say "Discharged 8/26/45".
From The Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File:
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1946
Discharge Date: 13 May 1949
Enlistment Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 14 May 1958
Discharge Date 1: 1 Apr 1962
Below is his record from the May 14, 1946 enlistment:
Full Name - Carl R Williams
Army Serial Number - 34041185
Enlistment Place - Ft Oglethorpe Georgia
Enlistment Date - 14 May 1946
Army Branch - None
Service Branch - Army
Race or - White
Residence - Hancock County, Tennessee
Enlistment Term - Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Army Component - Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers,
and Enlisted Men)
Level of Education - Grammar school
Occupation = Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories,
n.e.c.
Marital Status - Single, with dependents
Birth Date - 1923
Birth Place - Tennessee
In January 1944 he was treated at the field hospital for
"disease", with Penicillin and discharged to "duty".
December 19, 2008 Carl Reece Williams, Sr. passed away at St. Edwards Mercy Hospital
at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. His residence was at Lavaca, Sebastian Co., Ar.
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Carl R. Williams, Sr. resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, December 19, 2008, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith. He was born February 26, 1923 in Treadway, Tennessee to the late Hence Williams and Ida "Wolf" Williams. He was 85 years old.
He was a retired U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a Baptist.
His body was cremated and his cremains will be buried at the Williams family cemetery in Treadway, Tennessee at a later date.
Memorial service will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at the Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Charleston, with the Rev. Roy Lovell officiaing, under the direction of the Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Charleston.
He is survived by his wife, Irene Williams, of the home; three daughters, Teddie Hamilton of Fort Smith, Caron Park of Cedarville, and Carrie Colley of Fort Smith; two sons, Carl Williams, Jr. of Muskogee, Oklahoma and Lee Williams of Lavaca; two sisters, June Hamm and Florence Helton, both of Treadway, Tennessee; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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