Rand David Williams

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SOURCE:

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. June, 1985 Initial Information Letter from Cousin Ellis Jan 20, 1998 Verification plus info, on children. Letter from Principal, Rand.

Date of Action What or Who is reported upon. What is the source(s) - From Where does the Information come. October 22, 2016 Added DOD, POD, POI and Obit E-mail from Son

OCCUPATION:

ADDRESS::Living in same house since 1956
Rand D. Williams
940 Paulin Rd
Poland (Youngstown), OH 44514-3237
330-549-3818

EDUCATION:

MEDICAL INFORMATION:Have had (1997) knee replaced and will have other knee replaced in 1998.

OBITUARY:
The following was published in the Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator (VINDY.COM)

POLAND – Rand David Williams, 85, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 25, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center.
Mr. Williams was born Jan. 14, 1931, in Youngstown, a son of the late Benjamin F. and Delilah Giering Williams and lived in the Beaver Township area all of his life.
A 1949 graduate of North Lima High School, Rand served his nation in both the Ohio National Guard and the U.S. Air Force. While in the Air Force, he was an honors graduate of both the J-47 and the J-48 jet engine schools. He then worked for 30 years in the Youngstown Sheet and Tube and later, LTV, starting as a journeyman machinist and later for many years as a general foreman of the garage and locomotive shops at the both the Campbell and Brier Hill Works. After retiring from LTV, he then worked at TIP Tools in Canfield as a salesman and compressor repairman.
He was a guy who could fix just about everything, from jet engines to steam and diesel locomotives to ‘47 Studebakers.
Rand was a longtime member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in North Lima, and served as chairman of its trustees and was very involved in the activities of the Disciples Class. Among Rand’s many interests were a passion for fishing, having caught fish from Alaska to Florida. He also had interests in gardening and traveling, especially enjoying various bus excursions in his later years. He was happiest though, when spending time during get-togethers and family card games. He was a member of Benjamin Firestone Post No. 290 American Legion in Columbiana.
He is survived by his wife, the former Carmen Ruth Searth, whom he married July 13, 1952; three sons, Mark (Marnie) Williams of Canfield, Lee (Charlene) Williams of Poland, and Dale (Patricia) Williams of Papillion, Neb.; nine grandchildren, Melanie, Jennifer, Drake, Alex, Christina, Stephen, Thomas, Amy, and Jonathan; and a great-granddaughter, Marleigh.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Deborah Williams; four sisters, Virginia Myers, Margaret Snyder, Mildred Welton, and Janet O’Neil; two brothers, Roger Williams and Reed Williams; and a nephew, Richard Roshon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home in Columbiana with the Reverend Renae Meggitt officiating.
Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in North Lima, where military honors will be accorded by the Benjamin Firestone Post American Legion.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Monday.
Memorials contributions may be made to either the Salvation Army or Hospice of the Valley.
Please visit www.familycareservices.com to sign the register and send condolences.

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An August, 1998 photo of the last three survivoring children of Delilah Williams with cousin, Eleanor. Son Rand on the left with Janet, Eleanor (Rand's second cousin-Sophia's Granddaughter) and Reed.