Ray Frank Williams | 1925 - 2016 | Obituary
U.S. Veteran Ray Franklin “Frank” Williams age 90 of Bucklin, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Lock Haven Nursing Home in Macon. Frank was born at Clarksburg, Missouri on August 5, 1925 to John Oren and Della (Newkirk) Williams. He married Marilyn Ruth Witt on May 24, 1957 and she survives him. Frank was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He served in the Pacific Theater in WWII aboard the Destroyer USS Hazelwood DD531, surviving a Kamikaze attack on April 29, 1945 that took the lives of 77 of his shipmates.
He had worked for KCP & L, LP & H Construction in Tipton, Chariton Valley Telephone in Bucklin where he retired and enjoyed raising cattle on his farm. He graduated Clarksburg High School in 1943 and was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church south of Clarksburg and the Green Hills Post #57 of Bucklin.
He is survived by his wife Marilyn of the home in Bucklin, two sons, Keith Williams and Nancy and Kurt Williams all of Bucklin, daughter Karen Hawkins and Doug, Macon, six grandchildren, Blake Williams (Alissa & daughter Rylynn) Bucklin, Jordan (Tiffany) Williams, Paola, KS; Jared (Jenna) Williams, Lancaster, Benjamin Williams, Macon, and Paige and Katelyn Hawkins, Macon, and five great grandchildren, Bryce & Ava Williams, Gus & Savannah Williams, and Henry Williams, and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Delaney Funeral Home in Bucklin, burial with Military Honors will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Bucklin. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the funeral home in Bucklin. Memorials may be made to American Legion Post #57 or Bucklin Methodist Church and these may be left at or mailed to Delaney Funeral Home 41 Locust Bucklin, MO 64631. SERVICES Visitation Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Delaney Funeral Home 1720 N. Missouri Ave. Marceline, Missouri 64658 Get Directions on Google Maps Funeral Service Thursday, January 21, 2016 11:00 AM Delaney Funeral Home 1720 N. Missouri Ave. Marceline, Missouri 64658
