Lee Kemp Williams (1924 - 2010)

Born 5 Feb 1924 in Collins, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Died 18 Oct 2010 at age 86 in Hemingway, Williamsburg County, South Carolina, USA

Biography

Notes for Lee Kemp Williams: Kemp Williams Mr. Lee Kemp Williams, 86, of Hemingway passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at Conway Medical Center. Born February 5, 1924, he was the son of the late Lee Williams and Rebecca Miller Williams. Mr. Williams was a farmer and retired from International Paper. I worked with Kemp each summer while I was in college at International Paper. Sometimes we even rode together from Hemingway to Georgetown. Kemp was a friend of my Uncle Sammie and Uncle Junior. He was a member and former deacon at Center Baptist Church. He was a loving and devoted husband of 60 years. Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army in WWII and central Europe and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Grier Williams of the home; daughter Phyllis (Johnny) Elliott of Hemingway; son Phil (Sue) Williams of Tallahassee, FL; grandsons Brant Elliott of Hemingway and Thomas Kemp Williams of Tallahassee, FL; granddaughters Corey (Wayne) Hughes of Hemingway and Rebecca Williams of Tallahassee, FL; great granddaughter Mahaley Hughes of Hemingway; great grandson Trevor Hughes of Hemingway; and sister Donna Hagood of Decatur, GA. Funeral services, conducted by Morris Funeral Home of Hemingway, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Center Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. While on a genealogy research trip to the Georgetown, Williamsburg and Marion County area I was invited to Kemp and Gertrudes home. We had some very interesting discussions about Uncle Lee, Aunt Becky, Kemp, Gertrude and their families. Gertrude gave me a tour of Uncle Lees homestead. Kemp gave me a rundown of his Army service during the latter part of the Second World War.Including his part in the capture of Hitlers, Wolfs Lair". Unfortunately it was my first and only time to meet cousin Lee Kemp Williams. I went back to the area a couple of years later but they were out of town. With Kemp being part of "Our Greatest Generation" he was a true HERO. Joseph A Williams U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Lee K Williams Name: Lee K Williams Birth Year: 1924 Race: White, Citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: South Carolina State of Residence: South Carolina County or City: Georgetown Enlistment Date: 11 Sep 1944 Enlistment State: South Carolina Enlistment City: Fort Jackson Columbia Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life

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Sources (con't) Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Ancestry.com, Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1952. Record for Lee Kemp Williams. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=88407667&indiv=try. 5 Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Name: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012;), www.ancestry.com, Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940.T627, 4,643 rolls. 6