Roll Call Tribute
Charles "Charley" Williams Jr. '45 September 26, 2016 12:29 PM updated: September 26, 2016 12:31 PM
Published in Panama City (FL) News Herald on Sept. 25, 2016
Charles Brown Williams Jr.
Charles Brown Williams, Jr. LCol USAF (Ret.) died Sept. 19, 2016. He had been a resident of Panama City Beach, FL for 35 years.
Born Sept. 24, 1921 in New Orleans, LA to Charles Brown Williams and Nell Pier Williams. Charley attended Alcee Fortier H. S. in New Orleans, where he participated in the school diving team. He continued his education at Texas A&M University, studying architecture and engineering. Before graduating, Charley enlisted in the Army Air Corp and spent his time during WWII in the Pacific on Iwo Jima. He returned to active duty for the Korean War, after which he stayed in the Air Force until his retirement in 1968. He continued working as an Architect/Project Manager at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana until his full retirement in 1980. Charley married the love of his life, Rosemary Thompson, from Shreveport, LAa in 1958. They had two children, Craig T. Williams of Birmingham, Alabama and Margaret Nell (Williams) Sinner of Golden, Colorado. He lived in Shreveport, LA until the death of his beloved wife, Rosemary.
He is survived by his sister, Nell W. Jones of Joplin, Missouri; His children Craig T. Williams, wife Ann Martin Williams and their children Megan Williams and Clark Williams; Margaret Nell (Williams) Sinner, husband Gary D. Sinner and their children Rosemary Sinner and Robyn E. King. He had one great-granddaughter, Clarabelle King.
There will not be any services or interment. The family has chosen to celebrate Charley's life privately. If you would like to make any donations in his honor, please make donations to Covenant Hospice or the .
Charles Brown Williams Jr.
Charles Brown Williams, Jr. LCol USAF (Ret.) died Sept. 19, 2016. He had been a resident of Panama City Beach, FL for 35 years.
Born Sept. 24, 1921 in New Orleans, LA to Charles Brown Williams and Nell Pier Williams. Charley attended Alcee Fortier H. S. in New Orleans, where he participated in the school diving team. He continued his education at Texas A&M University, studying architecture and engineering. Before graduating, Charley enlisted in the Army Air Corp and spent his time during WWII in the Pacific on Iwo Jima. He returned to active duty for the Korean War, after which he stayed in the Air Force until his retirement in 1968. He continued working as an Architect/Project Manager at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana until his full retirement in 1980. Charley married the love of his life, Rosemary Thompson, from Shreveport, LAa in 1958. They had two children, Craig T. Williams of Birmingham, Alabama and Margaret Nell (Williams) Sinner of Golden, Colorado. He lived in Shreveport, LA until the death of his beloved wife, Rosemary.
He is survived by his sister, Nell W. Jones of Joplin, Missouri; His children Craig T. Williams, wife Ann Martin Williams and their children Megan Williams and Clark Williams; Margaret Nell (Williams) Sinner, husband Gary D. Sinner and their children Rosemary Sinner and Robyn E. King. He had one great-granddaughter, Clarabelle King.
There will not be any services or interment. The family has chosen to celebrate Charley's life privately. If you would like to make any donations in his honor, please make donations to Covenant Hospice or the .
505 George Bush Drive
College Station, TX 77840
(979) 845-7514
When Aggies see a need, their energy and their selflessness draw others into the cause, and good things happen.
© 2024 The Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University, All Rights Reserved