James Edward Ray Williams

1897 - 1965  (68 years)

• Name	James Edward Ray Williams
  Birth	11 Oct 1897	Asbury, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Dec 1965	Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV   [3, 4]
  	Cause: myocardial infarction and cardiac decompensation - coronary artery occlusion
  Burial	8 Dec 1965	Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV   [3]
  Person ID	I14225	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Henry James Williams,   b. 24 Mar 1875, Asbury, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 19 Apr 1947, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Rachel Tabitha Kelly,   b. 20 Nov 1878, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 21 Jul 1959, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1896	Greenbrier Co., WV   [5]
  Family ID	F6226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Effie Maggie Shafer,   b. 1894, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 Dec 1923	Smoot, Greenbrier Co., WV   [6]
  Children	1. Leo Williams,   b. 1926, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Glenna ?,   b. 1 Sep 1909   d. Oct 1983, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Betty Ann Williams   2. Ray Williams
  Family ID	F6227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 29 Dec 1923 - Smoot, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Beckley Post-Herald, 7 December 1965 Ronceverte Man Succumbs At 68 RONCEVERTE (RNS) - Ray James Edward Williams, 68, died Monday morning in a Ronceverte hospital after a short illness. He was manager of the Ronceverte Branch of the Kanawha Valley Vault Co. from 1944-1963. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams. Survivors include his wife, Glenna; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Ann Holley of Ronceverte; two sons, Leo of Alexandria, Va., and Ray of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; five brothers, Clyde of Caldwell, Cecil of Pickaway, Clarence of Ronceverte, William of Lewisburg and Charles of Alderson; four sisters, Mrs. Io Phipps of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Veo Loomis of Caldwell, Mrs. Lucille Bland of Ronceverte and Mrs. Mattie Williams of Lewisburg. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home Chapel at Lewisburg with the Rev. Julian Grubb in charge. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1:30 until 9:30 p.m.

  
  

• Sources

  [S528] Greenbrier Co., WV BB 1, page 296, line 46 (Reliability: 3). [S1076] National Archives and Records Administration: Washington, DC, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.). [S864] Obituary: The Beckley Post-Herald. [S539] Greenbrier Co., WV DB 1949-1973. [S560] Greenbrier Co., WV MB 1B, page 129, line 171 (Reliability: 3). [S586] Greenbrier Co., WV MB 5, page 357 (Reliability: 3).