Rev. Shannon Otis "Ode" Williams^{[1, 2, 3]}

1918 - 2007  (89 years)

• Name	Shannon Otis "Ode" Williams
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	16 Jul 1918	Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Sep 2007  [4]
  Buried	15 Sep 2007	Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I35682	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	James Berry "Jim" Williams,   b. 20 Nov 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jun 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Elzoria Trentham,   b. 7 May 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Apr 1979  (Age 86 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1907	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F2063	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nancy Ruby Ownby
  Married	Abt 1948
  Children	1. Theresa Deanna Williams
  Family ID	F41690	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Jul 1918 - Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Sep 2007 - Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier 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 "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 121. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 202.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 26 Jul 2003. David Clyde Williams obituary [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 388. [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Feb 1970. Mary Lydia Ownby obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 12 Sep 2007. Shannon Otis ''Ode'' Williams July 16, 1918 - September 12, 2007 Birthplace: Gatlinburg, Tennessee Resided In: Gatlinburg Tennessee USA Visitation: September 14, 2007 Service: September 14, 2007 Cemetery: Cartertown Cemetery Shannon Otis “Ode” Williams, age 89 of Gatlinburg, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2007. He retired from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1978 and pastored seven churches as an ordained minister. He was a member of Maples Branch Baptist Church. A veteran of World War II, he served in the European, African, and Middle Eastern Campaigns, receiving five bronze campaign stars. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, marched through France in General George S. Patton’s 3rd Army, and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Among the recognition he received were the World War II Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, one Purple Heart, three Bronze Stars, the Expert Infantry Badge, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, and the American Defense Medal. In 2001, he received a certificate from France for the liberation of France. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. He was a life charter member and past post commander of Post #94 of the Disabled American Veterans and was a life member of American Legion Post # 202 in Gatlinburg. He was preceded in death by his parents James and Gertrude Elzora Trentham Williams, siblings Joel Misher, Mary Williams, William R.T. Williams, Isaac Newton Williams, Walker Winford Williams, Mollie Amona Williams, David Clyde Williams, Eli Ralph Williams, and Mabel Williams. Survivors: Wife of 59 years: Nancy Ruby Ownby Williams Daughter: Theresa Williams Sisters-in-law: Marie, Jeanette, and Frances Williams Special sisters-in-law: Ethel and Ruth Ownby Several nieces and nephews In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sevier County Public Library System Building Fund, 321 Court Avenue, Sevierville, TN 37862. Funeral service 7 PM Friday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Ball officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Saturday in Cartertown Cemetery for interment with military honors provided by American Legion Post #104. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)