Willard Sufian^[1]

1925 - 2013  (87 years)

• Name	Willard Sufian
  Born	19 Apr 1925	Los Angeles County, California   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Los Angeles County, California   [3]
  Died	31 Jan 2013  [4]
  Buried	7 Feb 2013	East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I195244	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Alexander Sufian,   b. Abt 1891, Germany
  Mother	Esther Keaton,   b. Abt 1895, Germany
  Family ID	F134310	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Oma Ridings,   b. Abt 1928, Tennessee  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Family ID	F74167	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Apr 1925 - Los Angeles County, California Census - 1940 - Los Angeles County, California  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Sep 1967. Nora Ellen Ridings obituary [S116] Birth Certificate. name: Willard Sufian event: Birth event date: 19 Apr 1925 event place: Los Angeles, California, United States gender: Male mother: Keaton [S112] Census, 1940. name: Willard Suffian titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Councilmanic District 12, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States gender: Male age: 18 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Grandson birthplace: California estimated birth year: 1922 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 60-1020 family number: 73 sheet number and letter: 2B line number: 55 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 421 digital folder number: 005456502 image number: 00383 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Anna Keatan F 67 Germany daughter Esther Suffian F 45 Germany son-in-law Alexander Suffian M 49 Germany grandson Willard Suffian M 18 California son Harry Keaton M 42 Germany grandson Fred Keaton M 13 California [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 31 Jan 2013. April 19, 1925 - January 31, 2013 Resided in Sevierville, TN Willard Sufian, age 87 of Sevierville, (and formerly of Belvedere, California), passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. Mr. Sufian was a Master Mason with Lodge 721 in California for over 50 years. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Navy from June 1943 – December 1949. He served on the USS Frank Knox and USS Wiltsie. He is survived by his wife, Oma Sufian; nephew, William "Billy" Smith; great nephew, Robert Smith; great-nieces, Dawn Hans, B.J. Whaley and husband Dana; great-great-nephews, Tyler Whaley, Cole Whaley, Chad Smith; great-great-nieces, Nikki Smith Ward and Emily Smith; great-great-great-nieces, Julie Ward and Cirenidy Hale. The family will receive friends 3-4 PM Wednesday with funeral service to follow at 4 PM in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Interment 11:30 AM Thursday in East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on John Sevier Highway. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 104. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)