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Note: CENSUS 1940 LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA - Morris Chapel and Caddo Precinct 10 - Enumerated April 15, 1940 - ED# 8 - SD# 40-21 - Sheet # 12A - Household # 190 Grady Waters, Male, 42, GA, Farm Operator Elzie, Female, 32, AL Doris, Female, 14, AL Spencer, M, 13, AL Wayne, Male, 11, AL Jackson, Male, 1O, AL Verbon, Male, 8, AL Willard, Male, 5, AL Fay Nell, Female, 3, AL Oneal, Male, 1, AL
Professions: Engle Ship Yard, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama (age 16) Farm work in Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo Paper Box Company, Michigan Allied Paper Mill, Michigan Construction building Wolverine, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama 1950- Dodge Factory, Michigan, they went on strike, he came home & returned when it was over Caterpillar Company, Peoria, Illinois until enlistment in the Air Force 1954- After discharge, went to Michigan to pick fruit Worked in a Garage as a mechanic Dug Septic tanks (by hand) Vaughn Gas Company Farmed & went to G.I. School (Graduated with a High School Equivilancy Diploma) R. D. Shores Construction Picked Fruit, North Carolina (2 Months), came home because there was no place for his family to stay Alabama Farmer's Co-Op, Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama ( 10 years ) Minnisota Mining & Manufactoring (3-M), Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama ( 10 years ) Champion Papers International, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama ( 20 years until retirement )
Property: The land he owned was 20 acres at Conway, then 60 acres at McWhorter Community, and 80 acres at Fairfield Community, all in Lawrence County, Alabama.
SCHOOL: He went to school at Conway School until it burned when he was in the 4th grade. Then he went to Midway School. At the age of 14, he quit school and went to work.
BIRTH: . Abron Wayne Waters was born at the home of his parents, William Grady and Elizie Elmina Shelton Waters in the Conway Community in Lawrence County, Alabama. Birth Certificate issued unnamed. Application for name change dated May 15, 1942 .
MARRIAGE: " Marriage Records of Tishimingo County, Mississippi, Probate Office; Iuka, Tishimingo County, Mississippi. " Marriage License , State of Mississippi, County of Tishomingo, issued by A. Belue, Circuit Clerk, by Carl Hendrix. Rites of Matrimony preformed by Rev. T. R. Bonds.
MARRIAGE: The State of Mississippi, Tishomingo County, By Virtue of a License From the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County of Tishomingo, I have this day celebrated the Rites of Matrimony between Mr. Abron Wayne Waters and Miss Ilda Ruth Curnutt. Given under my hand, this the 25th day of December,A.D. 1954 Rev. T.R. Bonds
MARRIAGE: STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, COUNTY OF TISHOMINGO To any Judge, Minister, or Justice or any other Person Lawfully Authorized to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony. YOU ARE HEREBY LICENSED TO CELEBRATE THE RITES OF MATRIMONY Between Mr. Abron Wayne Waters and Ilda Ruth Curnutt and for so doing this shall be your warrant. Given under my hand and official seal, this 25th day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty- Four. A. Belue, Circuit Clerk; By Carl Hendrix D.C. Military: United States Air Force 1950, December 12 - Enlisted in Gadsden, Alabama as a Private Claimed his mother, Elzie E. Waters as being a dependant parent, and gave up his housing allowance for her support. "AIR FORCE PERSONAL AFFAIRS STATEMENT" Name: Abron W. Waters Grade/Rank: Pfc Matital Status: Single Religious Preference: Protestant Date of Birth: Sep. 18, 1928 Place of Birth: Lawrence County, Alabama Date & Place of Entry on Active Duty: Dec. 12, 1950 Gadsden, Alabama Permanent Address: Trinity, Alabama Government Life Insurance: $10,000, effective Jul 1951 Beneficiary: Elzie Waters, Mother, 100%
Military: 1953, March 24 - Headquarters, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, APO 970, San Francisco, Calif. Personnel Actions Memorandums - # 19 Abron W. Waters, Grade - A/1C - Af14351663, Qualification - # 138, Test AFSC - 55150, Date Jan. 27, 1953 1953, August 18 - 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, APO 970 A/1C Abron W. Wters AF14351663 (W) (P&SAFSC-95150) (DOS-11 Dec 54) (HOR-Rt1 Trinity, Ala) (Z1 asgmt, 3750 TT Wg, Sheppard AFB, Tex) 4th Instl Sq, 4th AB Gp. 7 days tvl authd if performed by pov 1953, September 1 - Personnel Processing Squadron APO 959 DTD 1953, September 1 - Waters, Abron W., Rt 1 Trinity, Ala, AF14351663 Asgmt: 3750th Tech Tng Wg (ATRC) Sheppard AFB Tex 1953, September 1 - 6403D Personnel Processing Squadron, APO 959 - SPECIAL ORDERS Destination - Seattle, Washington Travel to Naval Recieving Station in Seattle, Washington; Sail on USNS M. M. Patrick, travel to Poe, Yokohama, Japan by rail 1953, September 14 - 2349th Personnel Processing Group (AF) U. S. Naval Recieving Station, Seattle, Washington 1953, September 14 - Arrival -Sep. 14, 1953 Departure - Sep. 14, 1953 1953, September 24 - Headquarters Sheppard Air Force Base & 3750th Technical Training Wing (ARTC) - SPECIAL ORDERS A/1C Abron W. Waters AF14351663 having been asgd this B by par 2 So 244 6430D PerP Sq APo 959 cs w/EDCSA 1 Oct 53 & to rept NLT 23 Oct 53 is asgd (PP) 3750 Instl Sq. Thirty (30) DDALV. 1953, September 28 - Headquarters 3750th Air Base Group (ATRC) Personnel Actions Memorandums A/1C Abron W. Waters AF14351663 (PP) 3750 Instl Sq this B is asg dy w/Rd & Grd Maint as Apr Rd & Grd Specl 55130, eff 1 Oct 53 "Indorsed Travel Order" 1953, September - $ 135.30; Finance Officer - N. H. Gilmore, WOJC, USAF 1954, February 9 -Headquarters, 3750th Air Base Group A/1C Waters, Abron W AF14351663 - Good Conduct Medal resulting from his demonstration of Honor, efficiency, and fidelity during period indicated 11 Dec 50 and 10 Dec 53 1954, February 17 - Headquarters, Sheppard Air Force Base & 3750th Technical Training Wing (ARTC) Promotion of Personnel - Waters, Abron W. AF14351663 3750 Instl Sq - Promoted to S/Sgt 1953, April 22 - Headquarters 3750th Air Base Group (ATRC) Personnel Actions Memorandums DY AFSC of SSGT Waters, Abron W. AF14351663 (PERM Party) 3750 Instl Sq is changed from APR Roads & GRN SPECL 55130 to Roads & HRN SUPV 55170 SOLDIER'S QUALIFICATION CARD 1950, December 14 - 3700 AFIW, Lackland AFB, Texas - Private - Basic 1950, December 17 - 3740 BMTG, Sheppard AFB, Texas - Private - & Wks. Basic Comp. 1951, January 28 - 3345th InstLs, Sq, CAFB, ILL - Private - Firefighter Hlpr 1951, March, 16 - 3345th Insts Sq, CAFB, ILL - Private - Apr Roads & Grade Specl 1951, June 16 - 3345th Insts Sq, CAFB, ILL - PFC - Apr Roads & Grade Specl 1952, January 11 - 3345th Instls Sq, CAFB, ILL - CPL - Apr Roads & Grds Specl 1952, April 19 - 3625th Instl Sq, Tafb, Fla - A/2C - SR Rds & Grd Specl 1952, June 10 - 3625th Instl Sq, TAFB, Fla - A/1C - Sr Rds & zGrds Specl 1952, September 19 - 2349th Processing Gp (AF), Camp Stoneman, Calif - A/1C 1952, November 1 - 4th Instl Sq, APO970 - A/1C - Rds & Grds Specl 1953, September 3 - (Korea)//OJJ 55170 PAM 34 1953, October 1 - 3750 Instl Sq, SAFB, Tex - A/1C - Rd & Grds Specl 1954, February 11 - 3750 Instl Sq, SAFB, Tex - S/SGT - Rd & Grds Specl 1954, April 22 - // (27) (U) AFSC 55150// 1954, April 22 - 3750 Instl Sq, SAFB, Tex, S/SGT - Rd & Grds Supv
Military: ALLOTMENTS FROM PAY 1951, January - Allotment December 1950 - $6.60 to Veteran's Administration January 1951 - $6.60 February 1951 - $6.60 1951, January 2 - $85.00 to Mrs. Elzie E. Waters 1951, July 17 - $6.60 to Veteran's Administration 1951, December 4 - $50.00 to Elzie E. Waters 1951, December 4 - $85.00 to Dependant Mother 1953, August 9 - Allotment (Final); sent to Grady Waters $50.00 per Airman's request
Military: "HONORABLE DISCHARGE" Department of the Air Force United States of America Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America This is to certify that Staff Sargent Abron W. Waters, AF4351663, Regular Air Force, was honorably discharged from the Air Force of the United States on the 27th day of September, 1954. This certificate is awarded as a testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service. James R. Williams, Colonel, USAF
Military: "REPORT OF SEPARATION FROM ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES" Character of Departure: Honorable Department: Air Force Name: Waters, Abron Wayne Serial Number: AF4351663 Grade/Date of Appointment: SSGT(T), Feb. 1, 1954 Type of Separation: Discharge Reason & Authority for Separation: HQ USAF 28 May 54 & PARA 3k AFR 39-14 Place of Separation: Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas Date of Birth: 18 Sep 28 Place of Birth: Moulton, Alabama Sex: Male Race: Caucasion Color Hair: Red Color Eyes: Gray Height: 70 " Weight: 136 Registered: Yes Selective Service Number: 1-40-28-170 Selective Service Local Board Number: # 40 Moulton (Lawrence County), AL Means of Entry: Enlisted Grade: Airman Basic Date & Place of Entry into Active Service: Dec. 12 1953, Gadsden, Alabama Home Address: Rt. # 1, Trinity (Lawrence County), Alabama Net Service Completed: 3 Years, 9 Months, 16 Days Foriegn/or Sea Service: 11 Months, 13 Days Decorations: Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service Medal, UN Service Medal Most Significant Duty Assignment: 3750th Installations Squadron Wounds Revieved: None Total Payment Upon Separation: $336.62 Travel or Mileage Allowance Included: $52.20 Disbursing Officer: H. C. London, Major, USAF Remarks: No time lost under section 6(a), appendix 2b, UCMY 1951 Blood Group "A" AFQT-1 (58-III) Enlisted to # 300.00 MOP PL 550 82nd Cong (IP) 1st Payment made on discharge. Signature of Officer authorized to Sign: Norman P. Pilgrim, 1st LT, USAF, GRUPERSOFT Marital Status: Single Non-Service Education: Grammer school grade 7 Permanent Address after Education: Rt. # 1, Trinity (Lawrence County), AL
Memories: When I think of my childhood, my Dad plays an important part in my memories. While Mom was the fun and games, Daddy was the one who instilled the value of working for what you want and earning what you get. The value of a dollar. Don't ask for a handout if you can acheive it on you own. Respect yourself and others. Or else. Although he had little education, my Dad is one of the smartest and wisest men I have ever known. He taught us the value of a hard days work and the honor of a job well done. His was the hand wielding the big stick whenever we crossed the line. And we often did. He expected us to give 100% to whatever we were attempting, be it in school or hauling hay or just playing in the yard. But, on the other side of the coin, I remember stripping second gear out of Daddy's black Ford truck learning to drive across the pasture because my legs were too short to mash the clutch all the way in and roasting wienies on the big flat rock at the edge of our woods on a hot summer Saturday afternoon. Or nights so dark and quiet as we slipped through the fields rabbit hunting with their eyes glowing red in the glare of a flashlight. Learning to load and shoot a gun and hitting what you aimed at. Slippin down to the pond in the summer with a tote sack in your hand and Daddy leading the way with his spotlight on his head and a frog gig in his hand. He taught all of us girl to check the oil and change a tire before we were allowed to drive. We learned to fix fences and run cows, milk goats and which tools were which and what they were used for. Probably the most important lesson he ever taught us was to believe in what you were and to stand up for what you believed in. We may not have been rich, with flashy clothes, a big fine home, or fancy cars, but we were loved. I think us Waters girls, all five of us, turned out just fine.
DEATH: "OBITUARY"; Decatur Daily; Published April 13, 2005 Arbon Wayne "Red" Waters Funeral for Arbon Wayne �Red� Waters, 76, of Moulton will be Thursday, April 14, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Parkway Funeral Home Chapel with O.D. Bowling officiating. Burial will be in East Lawrence Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Mr. Waters died Monday, April 11, 2005, at Lawrence County Medical Center. He was born Sept. 18, 1928, in Moulton to William Grady Waters and Elzie Shelton Waters. He was retired as a multicraft mechanic at International Paper in Courtland. He was a member of the Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union AFL-CIO-CLC. He enlisted December 1950 in the U.S. Air Force in Gadsden where he served in the 3750th Installation Squadron. He received a Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service Medal and the UN Service Medal. He was discharged Sept. 27, 1954. He enjoyed reading and growing a vegetable garden. He was an avid hunter for many years and enjoyed spending time telling stories to his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ilda Ruth Curnutt Waters; two brothers, Spencer Waters and Henry Waters; one sister, Naomi Waters; and his grandparents, John Robert Waters and Martha Ellen Cash Waters and Absalom Jeremiah Shelton and Martha Willingham Shelton. He is survived by five daughters, Vicki Waters, Donna Waters Evans and her husband, Larry, and Teresa Waters Finley and her husband, Randy, all of Moulton, Tina Waters Tubb of Mount Hope, and Lana Waters of Moulton; six brothers, Jack Waters, Verbon Waters, Willard Waters, Dwight Waters and O�Neal Waters, all of Moulton, and Paul Waters of Hartselle; three sisters, Doris Compton and her husband, G.W. of Mount Hope, and Faye Darnell and Wanda Lee Hill, both of Moulton; nine grandchildren, Chane Crook, Duane Evans, Jeremy Evans, Josh Evans, Windi Evans, Paul Radford, Amanda Radford and Quinn Finley, all of Moulton, and Brittany Tubb of Mount Hope; eight great-grandchildren, Drennon Crook, Joey Evans, Nate Evans, Alex Evans, Christopher Evans, Andrew Evans, Kayla Latham and Lowen Borden; and two stepgrandchildren, Cassie Finley and Zack Finley, both of Ardmore. Pallbearers will be Chane Crook, Duane Evans, Jeremy Evans, Josh Evans, Paul Radford, Zack Finley, Larry Evans and Randy Finley. Published in the Decatur Daily on 4/13/2005.
DEATH: Note: Buried with full Military Honors
DEATH: "SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX" Name: Abron W. Waters SSN: 423-24-4707 Last Residence: 35650 Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama Born: 18 Sep 1928 Died: 11 Apr 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951 )
DEATH: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Abron Wayne Waters [Abron W Waters] SSN: 423244707 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 18 Sep 1928 Birth Place: Lawrence, Alabama Father Name: Grady Waters Mother Name: Elzie Shelton Death Date: 11 Apr 2005 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: WAYNE WATERS Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH�s name. Notes: Nov 1942: Name listed as ABRON WAYNE WATERS; 13 Oct 1994: Name listed as ABRON W WATERS
BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8750&enc=1> Name: Arbon Wayne Waters Service Info.: SSGT US AIR FORCE KOREA Birth Date: 18 Sep 1928 Death Date: 11 Apr 2005 Cemetery: East Lawrence Memorial Gardens Cemetery Address: 3740 County Road 434 Attn: Kris Rollins Moulton, AL 35650
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