Venson Wingfield Williams

Male 1927 - 1992  (64 years)


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  • Name Venson Wingfield Williams 
    Born 19 Aug 1927  Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Mar 1992  Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 17 Mar 1992  Salem Cemetery - Rusk, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17040  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2026 

    Family Era Lynn Roane,   b. 3 Sep 1949, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 2024, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
    +1. R.T. Williams
     2. V.Q. Williams
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F6302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Aug 1927 - Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Mar 1992 - Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 17 Mar 1992 - Salem Cemetery - Rusk, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Birth Certificate for Venson Wingfield Williams
    Birth Certificate for Venson Wingfield Williams
    Name: Venson Wingfield Williams
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 19 Aug 1927
    Birth Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Father: Eric Nathaniel Williams
    Mother: Beulah May Moore
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Venson Wingfield Williams
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Venson Wingfield Williams
    Name: Venson Wingfield Williams
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age: 18
    Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
    Birth Place: Rusk, Texas, USA
    Residence Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Registration Date: 12 Sep 1945
    Registration Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Employer: Merchant Marines
    Height: 5' 6"
    Weight: 144 lbs.
    Complexion: Ruddy
    Hair Color: Brown
    Eye Color: Brown
    Next of Kin: E. N. Williams
    Obituary of Venson Wingfield Williams
    Obituary of Venson Wingfield Williams
    Published in The Tyler Morning Telegraph on March 17, 1992

    Headstones
    Headstone of Venson Wingfield Williams
    Headstone of Venson Wingfield Williams
    Salem Cemetery - Rusk, Texas, USA
    Footstone of Venson Wingfield Williams
    Footstone of Venson Wingfield Williams
    Salem Cemetery - Rusk, Texas, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      Venson Williams

      RUSK - Services for Venson Wingfield Williams, 64, Rusk, are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home chapel in Rusk with the Revs. Don Copeland and Tommy Mabry officiating.

      Burial will be in Salem Cemetery near Rusk.

      Mr. Williams died Monday in a Rusk nursing home after a brief illness.

      He was born Aug. 19, 1927, in Rusk, lived most of his life in Rusk and was a Baptist. He retired from Merchant Marines after 20 years of service. He retired from Rusk State Hospital and Vernon State Hospital as a security guard after 18 years service.

      Survivors include two sons, Quay Williams and Todd Williams, both of Austin; his fiance, Geraldine Henderson, Rusk; five brothers, Gerald Williams, Longview, Travis Williams, Marlin, Dan Williams, Thorndale, Beuford Williams, Rusk, and Roger Williams, Rusk; five sisters, Bernice Dear, Norma Black and Maxine Cummins, all of Rusk, Doris "Kate" Williams, Highlands, and Ann Spurgeon, Longview; and several nieces and nephews.

      Pallbearers include nephews.

      (Published in The Tyler Morning Telegraph on March 17, 1992)