Individual Details

Charles Wilbur Williams

(2 Nov 1917 - 9 Dec 1992)

Charles Wilbur Williams was born 2 November 1917 in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, and died 9 December 1992 in Udorn Thani, Thailand. Charles married first on 9 February 1941 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, to Drena Lee O'Brien, who was born July 1923 in Arkansas. They were divorced in 1976. He married second on 23 March 1989, in Udorn Thani, Thailand, to Chulephon ("Yai") Hirunruka.

Charles served in the Army during World War II on Guam, Okinawa, and other locations in the South Pacific from 1943 to 1945, part of that time as a radioman, and part of the time as a correspondent for the Army newspaper, 'STARS and STRIPES'. he graduated from Drake University with Kappa Delta Pi honors in 1949, and moved with his family to Oxford, Butler County, Ohio in 1950 to teach English and direct theatre at McGuffey high School and later at Talawanda High School in Oxford, until his retirement in 1977. A prolific writer, Charles wrote countless poems and newspaper articles. He was the author of two children's books, "IT WAS ALL VERY STRANGE", and "THE ROLLING PIN". he was the author of "THIS IS POETRY", an instructor's guide for English teachers, "HIGHER TOWERS", a poetic operetta and history of the Oxford Methodist Church, of which he was a member, "SOMETHING WORTH TAKING", a homespun history of Oxford United Methodist Church, and "MINUTES OF OUR YEARS", a history of Oxford as told through police records and the minutes of the town meetings.

In 1985 he joined the Peace Corps and taught English in Thailand for two years. He later returned to Thailand where he met and married his second wife, Chuliphon. He remained in Thailand until his death.

There were five (5) children born of the first marriage.


Events

Birth2 Nov 1917West Liberty, Muscatine Co., Iowa
Birth2 Nov 1917
Marriage9 Feb 1941Harrison, Boone Co., Arkansas - Drena Lee O'Brien
Divorce1976Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio - Drena Lee O'Brien
Marriage23 Mar 1989Udorn Thani, Thailand - Chulephon Hirunruka
Death9 Dec 1992Udorn Thani, Thailand
Alt nameCharles Williams

Families

SpouseDrena Lee O'Brien (1923 - )
ChildGary Charles Williams (1942 - )
ChildDrena Patrice Williams (1947 - )
ChildLynn Karel Williams (1949 - )
ChildKevin Michael Williams (1952 - )
ChildKirk Anthony Williams (1952 - )
SpouseChulephon Hirunruka ( - )
FatherWilbur Worthington Williams (1893 - 1974)
MotherFlorence Lillian Kirkpatrick (1896 - 1987)
SiblingRobert Wilmont Williams (1921 - 1997)
SiblingJames Willard Williams (1923 - 1983)
SiblingVivian Kay Williams (1937 - )
SiblingVincent Wray Williams (1937 - )