Obituary - The Lake Sun Leader, Osage Beach, Missouri:
Donald Williams, 75, of Brumley, Mo., passed away Saturday morning, May 21, 2005, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital Columbia, Mo. He was born on October 7, 1929, in Reading, Kan., a son of the late Adron and Mary Ellen Wall Williams. Donald was married on June 20, 1973, to Evelyn Ash who survives of the home.
He was a First Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corp. Donald was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was held for three years as a POW. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 4956 in Crocker, Mo., and a Baptist by Faith. He is also survived by two children, Donnie Bittle and wife, Leslie, of Eldon, Mo., Kim Bittle of Brumley, Mo.; one sister, Linda Colvin of Brumley, Mo.; four grandchildren, Brandon Bittle, Denise George, Anne George, Caitlyn Bittle several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at the Rodden Church of Christ Church in Brumley, Mo., with Rev. Bill Ferguson. Burial will be in the Rodden Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. Full military Honors will be held at the cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Osage Beach, Mo.
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Donald and his brother, Jerry, both enlisted in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. They were told when they enlisted they would be kept together.
Following boot camp at Camp Pendleton, GA, they were separately assigned and Donald went to Korea. He was taken prisoner and spent 999 days in a prisoner of war camp. Following his release he was flown into Springfield, MO where the family met him and took him back to the Wall farm in Brumley.
He spoke very little about his experiences as a POW. I remember hearing him tell that the first time he ate dog he didn't know what it was and the second time he ate it, he didn't care. He had life-long health consequences due to his incarceration and poor treatment. In 2005, Don said he weighed 165 pounds when captured and 85 pounds when released.
Donald Williams, 75, of Brumley, Mo., passed away Saturday morning, May 21, 2005, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital Columbia, Mo. He was born on October 7, 1929, in Reading, Kan., a son of the late Adron and Mary Ellen Wall Williams. Donald was married on June 20, 1973, to Evelyn Ash who survives of the home.
He was a First Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corp. Donald was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was held for three years as a POW. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 4956 in Crocker, Mo., and a Baptist by Faith. He is also survived by two children, Donnie Bittle and wife, Leslie, of Eldon, Mo., Kim Bittle of Brumley, Mo.; one sister, Linda Colvin of Brumley, Mo.; four grandchildren, Brandon Bittle, Denise George, Anne George, Caitlyn Bittle several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at the Rodden Church of Christ Church in Brumley, Mo., with Rev. Bill Ferguson. Burial will be in the Rodden Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. Full military Honors will be held at the cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Osage Beach, Mo.
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Donald and his brother, Jerry, both enlisted in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. They were told when they enlisted they would be kept together.
Following boot camp at Camp Pendleton, GA, they were separately assigned and Donald went to Korea. He was taken prisoner and spent 999 days in a prisoner of war camp. Following his release he was flown into Springfield, MO where the family met him and took him back to the Wall farm in Brumley.
He spoke very little about his experiences as a POW. I remember hearing him tell that the first time he ate dog he didn't know what it was and the second time he ate it, he didn't care. He had life-long health consequences due to his incarceration and poor treatment. In 2005, Don said he weighed 165 pounds when captured and 85 pounds when released.
Obituary - The Lake Sun Leader, Osage Beach, Missouri:
Donald Williams, 75, of Brumley, Mo., passed away Saturday morning, May 21, 2005, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital Columbia, Mo. He was born on October 7, 1929, in Reading, Kan., a son of the late Adron and Mary Ellen Wall Williams. Donald was married on June 20, 1973, to Evelyn Ash who survives of the home.
He was a First Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corp. Donald was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was held for three years as a POW. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 4956 in Crocker, Mo., and a Baptist by Faith. He is also survived by two children, Donnie Bittle and wife, Leslie, of Eldon, Mo., Kim Bittle of Brumley, Mo.; one sister, Linda Colvin of Brumley, Mo.; four grandchildren, Brandon Bittle, Denise George, Anne George, Caitlyn Bittle several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at the Rodden Church of Christ Church in Brumley, Mo., with Rev. Bill Ferguson. Burial will be in the Rodden Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. Full military Honors will be held at the cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Osage Beach, Mo.
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Donald and his brother, Jerry, both enlisted in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. They were told when they enlisted they would be kept together.
Following boot camp at Camp Pendleton, GA, they were separately assigned and Donald went to Korea. He was taken prisoner and spent 999 days in a prisoner of war camp. Following his release he was flown into Springfield, MO where the family met him and took him back to the Wall farm in Brumley.
He spoke very little about his experiences as a POW. I remember hearing him tell that the first time he ate dog he didn't know what it was and the second time he ate it, he didn't care. He had life-long health consequences due to his incarceration and poor treatment. In 2005, Don said he weighed 165 pounds when captured and 85 pounds when released.
Donald Williams, 75, of Brumley, Mo., passed away Saturday morning, May 21, 2005, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital Columbia, Mo. He was born on October 7, 1929, in Reading, Kan., a son of the late Adron and Mary Ellen Wall Williams. Donald was married on June 20, 1973, to Evelyn Ash who survives of the home.
He was a First Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corp. Donald was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was held for three years as a POW. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 4956 in Crocker, Mo., and a Baptist by Faith. He is also survived by two children, Donnie Bittle and wife, Leslie, of Eldon, Mo., Kim Bittle of Brumley, Mo.; one sister, Linda Colvin of Brumley, Mo.; four grandchildren, Brandon Bittle, Denise George, Anne George, Caitlyn Bittle several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at the Rodden Church of Christ Church in Brumley, Mo., with Rev. Bill Ferguson. Burial will be in the Rodden Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. Full military Honors will be held at the cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Osage Beach, Mo.
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Donald and his brother, Jerry, both enlisted in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. They were told when they enlisted they would be kept together.
Following boot camp at Camp Pendleton, GA, they were separately assigned and Donald went to Korea. He was taken prisoner and spent 999 days in a prisoner of war camp. Following his release he was flown into Springfield, MO where the family met him and took him back to the Wall farm in Brumley.
He spoke very little about his experiences as a POW. I remember hearing him tell that the first time he ate dog he didn't know what it was and the second time he ate it, he didn't care. He had life-long health consequences due to his incarceration and poor treatment. In 2005, Don said he weighed 165 pounds when captured and 85 pounds when released.
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