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.
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
| Birth | 2 Nov 1917 | West Liberty, Muscatine Co., Iowa | |||
| Birth | 2 Nov 1917 | ||||
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1941 | Harrison, Boone Co., Arkansas - Drena Lee O'Brien | |||
| Divorce | 1976 | Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio - Drena Lee O'Brien | |||
| Marriage | 23 Mar 1989 | Udorn Thani, Thailand - Chulephon Hirunruka | |||
| Death | 9 Dec 1992 | Udorn Thani, Thailand | |||
| Alt name | Charles Williams |
Families
| Spouse | Drena Lee O'Brien (1923 - ) |
| Child | Gary Charles Williams (1942 - ) |
| Child | Drena Patrice Williams (1947 - ) |
| Child | Lynn Karel Williams (1949 - ) |
| Child | Kevin Michael Williams (1952 - ) |
| Child | Kirk Anthony Williams (1952 - ) |
| Spouse | Chulephon Hirunruka ( - ) |
| Father | Wilbur Worthington Williams (1893 - 1974) |
| Mother | Florence Lillian Kirkpatrick (1896 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Robert Wilmont Williams (1921 - 1997) |
| Sibling | James Willard Williams (1923 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Vivian Kay Williams (1937 - ) |
| Sibling | Vincent Wray Williams (1937 - ) |