Person:Alfred Williams (37)

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Alfred Brooke Williams
b.4 May 1897 Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
d.27 Nov 1961 Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
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m. 1892
  1. Ruth A. Williams1894 - Bet 1950 & 1961
  2. Benjamin Franklin Leiter Williams1895 - 1895
  3. Alfred Brooke Williams1897 - 1961
  4. F. Donald Williams1898 -
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Name Alfred Brooke Williams
Gender Male
Birth[3] 4 May 1897 Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
Military[3] 18 Apr 1917 New Portsmouth, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Marriage to Elizabeth G. Kimbark
Death[1][2] 27 Nov 1961 Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
Burial[1][4] 29 Nov 1961 West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States

Obituary A.B. WILLIAMS, REITER FIRM HEAD, IS DEAD 

 A Brooke Williams, 64, of 5440 12th st NW, who was president and general manager of the Reiter Corp. of 1917 Henry ave SW, died in Aultman Hospital early today after a long illness.
 Reiter, the largest manufactuer of its kind in the United States, makes gong shells and components for the signal industry and mechanical bells and warning gongs for schools, factories and mines.
 Mr. Williams joined the company in 1942 after having been general manager of the former Thomas Smith Co. of Canton, manufacturer of electric signals and burglar alarms for eight years.
 Reiter has been operating in Canton since 1901.  It was moved here from Cheswick, Pa. where it was organized in 1893 as the Cheswick Mfg. Co. to make mechanical bells and skillets.
 Mr. Williams was born in Canton and was a veteran of World War I.  He was a member of Canton Rotary Club and Canton Club.
 Survivors include his widow, Elizabeth K. Williams; two daughters, Miss Betsy Williams of the home, and Mrs. Tom M. Clark of Canton; one son, Brooke K. of Detroit; his father, John P. of Hamilton; one brother, F. Donald of Wilton, Conn., and two grandchildren.
 Services will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Arnold funeral home.  Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery.
 Source: Canton Repository, Monday, November 27, 1961, pg 14
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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Obituary, in Canton Repository.

    Monday, November 27, 1961, pg 14.

  2. ↑ Ohio Death Index 1908-2007..
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S., Adjutant General Military Records,
    1631-1976 Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War Volume 21.

    USNRF Navy Yard Portsmouth, NH, Apr 18/17. Br Canton, O. May 4/97. US Southery to July 2/17; Naval Tng Cp Bumkin Island Mass to Sept 11/17; dist Enr Office Boston Mass to Sept 17/18, Sea 517 days. Released Sept 11/17. Ordinary disch Sept 17/18. To accept comm in USA. Dis Detail Office Boston Mass. Sea. Called to active duty Apr 18/17.

  4. ↑ Find A Grave.

    With tombstone picture.

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