William Allen Lamar (1920 - 2011)

Born 25 Jul 1920 in Back Creek, Randolph County, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Edna Frances (Sloan) Lamar — married 21 Oct 1939 in Danville, Virginia, United States

Died 17 Aug 2011 at age 91 in Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1920, a son of William Dougan Lamar and Blanche Elona Robbins.^[1][2][3] He died in 2011 and is buried in Sawyersville Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Asheboro, North Carolina.^[4][5]

He is listed in the 1930 US Census as a boy living with his parents and two younger siblings, in Asheboro, North Carolina:^[6]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Will Lamar Head Male 33 North Carolina

Blanch Lamar Wife Female 29 North Carolina

William A Lamar Son Male 9 North Carolina

Grayson Lamar Son Male 7 North Carolina

Thelma Lamar Daughter Female 3 North Carolina

He married Edna Frances (Sloan) Chandler on 21 Oct 1939 in Danville, Virginia; this was her second marriage.^[7] They lived in Asheboro, North Carolina^[8] and had four children together. He remarried when she died in 1993.

He is listed in the 1940 US Census as still in his parent's house in Asheboro, North Carolina, with three other siblings:^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William D Lamar Head Male 43 North Carolina

Blance D Lamar Wife Female 39 North Carolina

William A Lamar Son Male 19 North Carolina

Thelma R Lamar Daughter Female 14 North Carolina

E Leon Lamar Son Male 9 North Carolina

Bettie L Lamar Daughter Female 6 North Carolina

He served as a Private in the Us Army during WWII. His exact assignments are not currently known. He enlisted on 13 Oct 1944 at Camp Croft, South Carolina.^[10]

His obituary:

Mr. William "Bill" Allen Lamar, 91, of Asheboro, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Randolph Hospice House.

A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00 pm Sunday, August 21, 2011, at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church with Dr. Ron Hamilton and Rev. Jeff Garner officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Randolph County Honor Guard.

A native of Randolph County, NC, Mr. Lamar was born July 25, 1920. He was the son of the late William Dougan Lamar and Blanche Robbins Lamar. He retired from Union Carbide and was a member of Rushwood Wesleyan Church. Mr. Lamar served in the US Army during World War II.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Sloan Lamar; grandson, Jerry Wayne Lamar; sister, Thelma Lamar Trotter; and brothers, Charles Grayson Lamar and Leon Lamar.

Mr. Lamar is survived by his wife, Agnes Lamar; daughter, Elaine Freeman and husband, Harold of Asheboro, NC; sons, Gary Lamar and wife, Judy of Asheboro, NC, Darrell Lamar and wife, Carolyn of Asheboro, NC, Charles Lamar, of Asheboro, NC; sister, Betty Hinshaw, of Asheboro, NC; 12 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Sunday, August 21, 2011, at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Randolph, PO Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQS-4KM : 8 December 2014), William Allen Lamar, 25 Jul 1920; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 7, p. 185, Randolph, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FN5-JD2M : 24 October 2019), William Allen Lamar, 25 Jul 1920; citing Birth, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102484001.
3. ↑ "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7ST-NX6Z : 24 April 2020), William Allen Lamar, 1920.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 October 2020), memorial page for William Allen “Bill” Lamar (25 Jul 1920–17 Aug 2011), Find a Grave Memorial no. 75189056, citing Sawyersville Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Polly Fry Hagerman (contributor 47161889).
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQN5-6GH : 23 August 2020), William A Lamar, 17 Aug 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3QL-9TP : accessed 21 October 2020), William A Lamar in household of Will Lamar, Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 12A, line 8, family 237, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1714; FHL microfilm 2,341,448.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB1-X3BY : 10 January 2019), William Allen Lamar and Edna Frances Sloan, 21 Oct 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Danville, , Virginia, United States, certificate 35758, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
8. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY6S-SFB : 7 January 2020), William A Lamar, 2005-2009.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW7B-CK1 : 5 December 2019), William A Lamar in household of William D Lamar, North Ward, Asheboro, Asheboro Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-2, sheet 12A, line 26, family 216, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2961.
10. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8BD-2QZ : 5 December 2014), William A Lamar, enlisted 13 Oct 1944, Cp Croft, South Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.