THOMAS EARL WILLIAMS, U.S.M.C. (RET.)

Thomas Earl Williams, U. S. Marine Corps, (Ret.), 95, of Beaufort, South Carolina, formerly of Pensacola, Fla. , died Friday evening, March 7, 2008, at River Oaks Residential Care.

Born in Hartsfield, Georgia, he was a son of the late Emitt Edgar Williams and the late Annie Belle Bryant Williams.

Mr. Williams was a member of Myrtle Grove Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida, and was a farmer.

 He retired after 22 years of service as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the United States Marine Corps, where he served during World War II and the Korean Conflict.

He was a 62 year member of Duncan Lodge #234 A. &F.M. in Nashville, Georgia.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams have lived in Beaufort for the past two years. He was devoted to his family and his country.

Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Inez Craft Williams of Beaufort, South Carolina; one son, James M. Williams and his wife Martha of Beaufort, South Carolina; one grandson; two granddaughters, and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March 12, 2008, in the chapel of Oak Lawn Funeral Home in Pensacola, Florida.

Interment will be in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola with full military honors.