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Note: �u��b� DESCRIPTION�/u��/b�: As an adult, dark brown hair, beautiful blue eyes and about five foot 11 inches tall. As a toddler he had blond hair. He was a very good, kind and caring man who loved to tease and tell long tales. Favorite hobbies were sports (football & boxing) and loved fishing. �u��b� EDUCATION�/u��/b�: 03 June 1927 Custer County, Nebraska (Diploma - 8th grade) May 1930 Ansley High School, Ansley, Custer Co., Nebraska [High School). �u��b� FAITH�/u��/b�: Christian Church (Diciples of Christ) Served as Decon and Elder of the 1st Christian Church of Broken Bow, Nebraska Attended Methodist Church in Lexington, Nebraska 1st Christian Church of Alliance, Nebraska Bethany Christian Church of Lincoln, Nebraska �u��b� ORGANIZATIONS�/u��/b�: 09 January 1952 Masonic Lodge, Broken Bow, Nebraska [Emmet Crawford Masonic lodge No. 148] 12 August 1957 Associate Guardian of Jobs Daughters, Broken Bow, Nebraska [Bethel No. 20] xx xxxxxxxxx xxxx Elks Club, Broken Bow, Nebraska
�u��b�OCCUPATIONS�/u��/b�: Aft. May 1930 Barrell Factory in California - lumber industry [after HS grad. and before marriage]. WWII Member of the Military Police at Bomb Depot/Ammunition Depot in Grand Island, Hall Co., Nebraska 1947 Salesman for Western Auto Co., North Platte, Nebraska 1952-1960 Car Salesman & Sales Manager for the Meston Ford Garage in Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska. 1961-1963 Shoe Salesman in Alliance, BoxButte County, Nebraska 1963 Insurance Salesman in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska 1963-1964 Guard at the State Reformatory (Nebraska State Pen) in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
�u��b�MEMORIES�/u��/b�: Loren played football at Ansley HS and was Captain of the team.. He spent time in California and Oregon before marriage. During WII Loren was very upset when not accepted for military service due to bleeding stomach ulcers and flat feet. While working for the Meston Ford Dealership in Broken Bow, Nebraska he won a car. Loren started as a salesman and worked upwards to become the Sales Manager and then the Acting Manager at the dealership. He was Initiated to the Masonic Temple October 10, 1951, Passed on November 21, 1951 and Raised on January 9, 1952 (Masonic Temple in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Master: Orvis M. Meston). Loren then became a trouble shooter for the Ford Company and moved his family to Lexington, Nebraska. He became a shoe salesman in Alliance, Nebraska and then - once again moved his family. Loren and his wife sold all (or most) of their furniture and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where he sold insurance for a short time. He then became a guard at the Nebraska State Pen in Lincoln and told me (vlww) he had finally found his calling from God - counseling young men coming through the State Pen. He said he had always wished to be a minister. (most of the above information was obtained orally from my mother - the rest is from my memories) - -- vlww.
�u��b�DEATH�/u��/b�: At his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.
�u��b�OBITUARY�/u��/b�: �b��i�Custer County Chief�/b��/i�, Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska ; December 1964
"�u��b�Loren O. Williams�/u��/b� was born at Burwell on July 16, 1913, to the late �u��b�Bert and Nora Williams�/u��/b� of Ansley. He died Dec. 22, 1964, at the age of 51 years.
Loren grew up on a farm near Ansley. He graduated from Ansley high school in 1935. On June 23, 1940, he was united in marriage to �u��b�Laura Elenor Jones�/u��/b�. To this union were born three daughters.
The famly resided in North Platte for a short time; however, most of Loren's married life was spent in Broken Bow. There he was employed as the sales manager for the Meston Motor Co. While living in Broken Bow, Loren became a memer of the First Christian Church and he served it in many ways. He was a member of the Emmet Crawford Mason ic lodge No. 148 and served as the Associate Guardian of Jobs Daughters Bethel No. 20.
In 1961 the family moved to Alliance where they resided for a period of two years. In June 1963, they moved to Lincoln where they were living at the time of his death. In Lincoln, he was employed at the State Penal Institution as an officer in the Reception Dorm. This work was of a social nature and he enjoyed it very much. He transferred his membership to Bethany Christian church in Lincoln and continued in his service to the church.
His survivors include his wife, �u��b�Elenor�/u��/b�; daughters, xxxxxx of Bristol, Va., xxxxxx of Lincoln, Miss xxxxxx, residing at home; sisters, �u��b�Mrs. Williams Ferguson�/u��/b� of Baker, Ore., �u��b�Mrs. Louis Kaelin�/u��/b� of Ansley, xxxxxx of Grand Island; brothers, �u��b�Glen C. Williams�/u��/b� of Hastings, �u��b�Dale D. Williams�/u��/b� of Grand Island; many nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother."
�u��b�ANNOTATION�/u��/b�: Full obit with the names of living people is in the Research section for Loren O. Williams. --- vlww.
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