Bruce Luster Williams

1913 - 1998  (85 years)

• Name	Bruce Luster Williams
  Born	30 Sep 1913  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Oct 1998	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I51177	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2000

  
  

  Father	James Berry Williams,   b. 19 Jan 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Oct 1958  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Martha Ann Rolen,   b. 3 Sep 1877, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Dec 1945  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1917
  Family ID	F14730	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nell Fren Baxter,   b. 12 Jun 1918,   d. 9 Feb 2010, Cocke County Baptist Convalescent Center  (Age 91 years)
  Children	+ 1. Tip Williams
  Family ID	F18947	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 3 Oct 1998 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", Bonita McMahan Rough, March 1995, p 10.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 408-44-1738, Oct 1998. Issued in Tennessee, last residing in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Newport Plain Talk, 5 Oct 1998. Bruce Luster Williams, 85, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 3, at his residence in Newport following a lengthy illness. Luster was a charter member of the English Creek Baptist Church. He was a veteran of World War II. Luster was a retired carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Jim Berry and Martha Ann (Rolen) Williams; sisters, Laura Shepherd, Lena Sisk and Ora Huff; and brothers, Jim and Bill Williams. Survivors include his wife, Nell Baxter Williams; son, Tip Williams; grandson, David, and his wife, Lori Williams, all of Newport; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the English Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Smith and Rev. M.L. White officiating. Luster will lie in state from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the church prior to the service. The family received friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday evening at the Brown Funeral Home. Brown Funeral Home is in charge.