Thomas Junior Williams

Thomas Junior Williams, 91, passed away at home on Saturday, June 29, 2013. He was born on January 21, 1922, to Thomas James and Clara Belle Williams in Ogden, Utah.

He married Marva Colleen Child while at Monahan Gunnery Base. They had three children, Gregory, Kay, and Janet before getting divorced in 1960. Then he met and married Afton Arlene Baker on March 10, 1961 in Ogden, Utah. They had two children, Alisa and Lynette.

During WWII, Tom served in the Army Air Corp and fought in both the European and Pacific theatres completing 13 combat missions in a B29 aircraft as a gunner. After the war he was an aircraft mechanic at Hill Air Force Base. He went on to become a Crew Chief and an Air Craft Inspector. Then he joined the Minute Man Missile program transferring to Boeing Air Craft then to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma.

Retiring in Oklahoma after 30 years he returned to Washington State. He also lived in California, Nevada then back to Utah.

Thomas is survived by his children, Kay (Ted) Lazenby, Janet (Roger) Reynolds, Alisa (Tim) Davenport, and Lynette (Ken) Huie; and eight surviving grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Marva; second wife, Arlene; sister, Virginia Trotta; son, Gregory; and grandson, Justin Huie.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 5, 2013 at 3 p.m. at Lindquist''s Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd. Services entrusted to Lindquist''s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.