Clarence Williams

TORRINGTON, WY. . . . . Funeral services for CLARENCE OTHO WILLIAMS, 94, will be held at 10am on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Doyle Davis officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Clarence died on August 31, 2010 at the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland. Visitation hours will be held at the funeral home on Friday, September 3rd from 3pm to 7pm. Memorial donations may be directed to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at 180 W. 300 W, Suite 260, Salt Lake, Utah 84101. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Clarence was born on January 10, 1916 in Bridgeport, Nebraska the son of Harvey and Annie (Elsass) Williams. He was raised on the family farm in Nebraska until he was 9 and then the family moved to a farm in Colorado where they continued to farm. They spent a year farming in Idaho as well and Clarence received his education attending schools in Nebraska, Colorado and Idaho. The summer of 1933 at the age of 17, Clarence struck out on his own and moved to Cripple Creek, Colorado where he went to work for the town. That fall he hauled coal for a trucker from Cannon City to Cripple Creek and then on January 2, 1934 Clarence went to work in the Gold mines. He met Grace Fackler on a group outing and married her on December 5, 1936. The young couple spent a lot of time fishing with Grace’s folks and sister and brother-in-law. Clarence and Grace moved to Torrington, Wyoming in 1943 and Clarence worked at the Sunrise Mines for a short period before entering the US Army in 1945. He served in Panama during WWII. The couple had two daughters born while in Cripple Creek; one daughter born in Torrington; and then they adopted a girl; making them four daughters. Once the family settled in Torrington, following his Army discharge, Clarence farmed and worked a few years at the Z&W Mill. In 1954 he went to work for United States Post Office in Torrington where he served until his retirement in 1979. Clarence enjoyed fishing and hunting all his life, but from 1960 until 1980, he spent a lot of time with his family boating and water skiing. He was a member of the American Legion and a lifetime member of the VFW Paul A Johnston #2918. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara (Mark) Schaffner of Wheatland, Wyoming; Stella Lawson of Cumming, Georgia; Glenna Board of Huntington, Maryland; and Susan Sargent of Wheatland; two sisters, Velma Stratman of Torrington; and Violet Hansen of Yoder, Wyoming; nine grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one sister, Vivian, and two brothers, Phil and Glen.

Clarence Williams

January 10, 1916 - August 31, 2010