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Charles Joseph Williams

Male 1911 - 1991  (80 years)


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  • Name Charles Joseph Williams 
    Born 3 Jan 1911  Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Nov 1991  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Nov 1991  Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7027  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2021 

    Father Charles David Williams,   b. 26 Sep 1869, Woodstock, Champaign County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1938, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Ella Veronica (Ellen) Cunningham Williams,   b. 29 Mar 1881, Meriden, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1944, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F8038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Morrisey Williams 
    Married 26 Nov 1936  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Kathleen Williams Ruebel,   b. 23 Oct 1937
     2. Elizabeth V Williams Wunder
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2018 11:08:41 
    Family ID F2680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jan 1911 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 Nov 1991 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Williams, Charles
    Obituary- Williams, Charles
    Charles Joseph Williams
    Charles Joseph Williams, 80, Topeka, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1991, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Williams and his father owned and operated the Silver Lake, Rossville, Delia and Valencia Telephone Co. many years. After the company was sold, he worked 37 years as sanitarian for the Shawnee County Health Department until he retired in 1975. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

    He was born Jan. 3, 1911, at Silver Lake, the son of Charles David and Ellen Veronica Cunningham Williams. He attended St. Benedict College at Atchison.

    Mr. Williams was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council No. 534.

    He was married to Mary Elizabeth Morrisey on Nov. 26, 1936, in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Mary Kathleen Ruebel, Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Elizabeth V. Wunder, Topeka; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

    Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Williams will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at Brennan Funeral Home, where rosaries will be recited by Daughters of Isabella at 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Council No. 534 at 6:30 p.m. and the parish at 7 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1800 S.W. Stone, 66604.