9630764 | Grover | Williams | 8/5/2012 |
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1921-2012
Grover F. Williams, 90, of Cheyenne, died July 28 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.
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Grover F. Williams, 90, of Cheyenne, died July 28 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.
He was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Clarksburg, Mo., and had lived in Cheyenne since 1945.
He
was an engineer for the UPRR for 36 years. He volunteered at the
Veterans Administration Hospital and was a member of the Eagles Lodge,
Moose Lodge, and UP Oldtimers .
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in
May of 1940 and was discharged in October of 1945. He was with Company
D, 18th Engineers in the European Theatre during World War II.
Mr.
Williams is survived by his wife, Frances (Karr) Williams, whom he
married on July 25, 1997 in Cheyenne; a brother, Paul Williams of Bay
City, Mich.; a stepdaughter, Judith Adler- Petrovic of Idaho Springs,
Colo.; four step grandchildren; and eight step great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Theda Williams on April 17, 1984; a stepson, Donald D. Adler; a stepdaughter, Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Ratliff;
three brothers, Porter, Victor, and James Williams; three sisters, Alma
Baughman, Eula Fairfield, and Ada Harris; and his parents, George F.
and Pearl ( Albin ) Williams.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Joshua Scheer officiating.
Interment will be in Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Chris Graas, Tim Klisnick, Glen Gilmore, Steven Mobley, Dick Tritt , and Ted Maxwell.
© Wyoming Tribune Eagle, July 31, 2012