Husband of Estie Callender.
Obit:
William Mansford Callender died Thurday, Oct. 2, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. He was born May 2, 1922, the son of John L. and Hattie L. Callender in Clifton Forge (Allegheny County), Va. He received his early education in the public schools of Clifton Forge and his B.S. in electrical engineering at A & T College, Greensboro, N.C., in 1949. At an early age he united with the First Baptist Church of Clifton Forge and was active with the Sunday School, choir and the Junior Deacon Board of that church. He was called to the U.S. Army to serve his country in 1942 and was discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1946. He was hired by the Justice Department, Bureau of Prisons in 1949, at Petersburg, Va., as a correctional officer. In 1958, he was transferred to the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth where he held the position of communication supervisor until he retired Dec. 25, 1975. During his lifetime he was affiliated with many organizations both professional and social. Some of these are: the John W. Barnes Lodge No. 305, Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, F. & A. Masons Inc., American Newton Legion Post 94, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 56, a lifetime member of the NAACP, the SABCO Social Club and AARP (all of Leavenworth), NARFE, Certified Electronics Technical Association and the Electronic Technicians Association International. On May 6, 1960, he married Estie Coleman of Petersburg, Va. They moved to Leavenworth and have resided here since. She died Oct. 4, 2003. He is survived by a sister, Hazel H. Callender, and a brother, Randolf B. Callender, both of Clifton Forge, Va.; a nephew, Godfrey Callender, Boston; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
Estie Coleman Callender died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1922, the daughter of Adolphus and Mary Dora (Pegram) Coleman, in Petersburg, Va. She was educated in the Petersburg public school system. She married William M. Callender on May 6, 1960. They moved to Leavenworth and she became a homemaker for the Callender family. He preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 2003. She united with the Independent Baptist Church and became an avid worker there. Following her husband's lead, she became a lifetime member of American Newton Legion Post 94 Ladies Auxiliary. She was also affiliated with the Army Mothers, the Cooks Domestic Club and was a lifetime member of the NAACP.
Survivors include Linda Meade, Jean Smith, and Juanita Smith, all nieces of Petersburg, Va.; and Shirley Ann Maeweather, niece, of Asheville, N.C.; nephews, Alfred L. Smith Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Jerome Smith, Charlotte,N.C.; special friends, Alfred and Sylvia Dulin and J.T. Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
Obituary from Davis Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, KS.
Note: SGT, US Army / World War II
Obit:
William Mansford Callender died Thurday, Oct. 2, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. He was born May 2, 1922, the son of John L. and Hattie L. Callender in Clifton Forge (Allegheny County), Va. He received his early education in the public schools of Clifton Forge and his B.S. in electrical engineering at A & T College, Greensboro, N.C., in 1949. At an early age he united with the First Baptist Church of Clifton Forge and was active with the Sunday School, choir and the Junior Deacon Board of that church. He was called to the U.S. Army to serve his country in 1942 and was discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1946. He was hired by the Justice Department, Bureau of Prisons in 1949, at Petersburg, Va., as a correctional officer. In 1958, he was transferred to the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth where he held the position of communication supervisor until he retired Dec. 25, 1975. During his lifetime he was affiliated with many organizations both professional and social. Some of these are: the John W. Barnes Lodge No. 305, Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, F. & A. Masons Inc., American Newton Legion Post 94, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 56, a lifetime member of the NAACP, the SABCO Social Club and AARP (all of Leavenworth), NARFE, Certified Electronics Technical Association and the Electronic Technicians Association International. On May 6, 1960, he married Estie Coleman of Petersburg, Va. They moved to Leavenworth and have resided here since. She died Oct. 4, 2003. He is survived by a sister, Hazel H. Callender, and a brother, Randolf B. Callender, both of Clifton Forge, Va.; a nephew, Godfrey Callender, Boston; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
Estie Coleman Callender died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1922, the daughter of Adolphus and Mary Dora (Pegram) Coleman, in Petersburg, Va. She was educated in the Petersburg public school system. She married William M. Callender on May 6, 1960. They moved to Leavenworth and she became a homemaker for the Callender family. He preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 2003. She united with the Independent Baptist Church and became an avid worker there. Following her husband's lead, she became a lifetime member of American Newton Legion Post 94 Ladies Auxiliary. She was also affiliated with the Army Mothers, the Cooks Domestic Club and was a lifetime member of the NAACP.
Survivors include Linda Meade, Jean Smith, and Juanita Smith, all nieces of Petersburg, Va.; and Shirley Ann Maeweather, niece, of Asheville, N.C.; nephews, Alfred L. Smith Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Jerome Smith, Charlotte,N.C.; special friends, Alfred and Sylvia Dulin and J.T. Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
Obituary from Davis Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, KS.
Note: SGT, US Army / World War II
Husband of Estie Callender.
Obit:
William Mansford Callender died Thurday, Oct. 2, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. He was born May 2, 1922, the son of John L. and Hattie L. Callender in Clifton Forge (Allegheny County), Va. He received his early education in the public schools of Clifton Forge and his B.S. in electrical engineering at A & T College, Greensboro, N.C., in 1949. At an early age he united with the First Baptist Church of Clifton Forge and was active with the Sunday School, choir and the Junior Deacon Board of that church. He was called to the U.S. Army to serve his country in 1942 and was discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1946. He was hired by the Justice Department, Bureau of Prisons in 1949, at Petersburg, Va., as a correctional officer. In 1958, he was transferred to the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth where he held the position of communication supervisor until he retired Dec. 25, 1975. During his lifetime he was affiliated with many organizations both professional and social. Some of these are: the John W. Barnes Lodge No. 305, Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, F. & A. Masons Inc., American Newton Legion Post 94, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 56, a lifetime member of the NAACP, the SABCO Social Club and AARP (all of Leavenworth), NARFE, Certified Electronics Technical Association and the Electronic Technicians Association International. On May 6, 1960, he married Estie Coleman of Petersburg, Va. They moved to Leavenworth and have resided here since. She died Oct. 4, 2003. He is survived by a sister, Hazel H. Callender, and a brother, Randolf B. Callender, both of Clifton Forge, Va.; a nephew, Godfrey Callender, Boston; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
Estie Coleman Callender died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1922, the daughter of Adolphus and Mary Dora (Pegram) Coleman, in Petersburg, Va. She was educated in the Petersburg public school system. She married William M. Callender on May 6, 1960. They moved to Leavenworth and she became a homemaker for the Callender family. He preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 2003. She united with the Independent Baptist Church and became an avid worker there. Following her husband's lead, she became a lifetime member of American Newton Legion Post 94 Ladies Auxiliary. She was also affiliated with the Army Mothers, the Cooks Domestic Club and was a lifetime member of the NAACP.
Survivors include Linda Meade, Jean Smith, and Juanita Smith, all nieces of Petersburg, Va.; and Shirley Ann Maeweather, niece, of Asheville, N.C.; nephews, Alfred L. Smith Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Jerome Smith, Charlotte,N.C.; special friends, Alfred and Sylvia Dulin and J.T. Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
Obituary from Davis Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, KS.
Note: SGT, US Army / World War II
Obit:
William Mansford Callender died Thurday, Oct. 2, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. He was born May 2, 1922, the son of John L. and Hattie L. Callender in Clifton Forge (Allegheny County), Va. He received his early education in the public schools of Clifton Forge and his B.S. in electrical engineering at A & T College, Greensboro, N.C., in 1949. At an early age he united with the First Baptist Church of Clifton Forge and was active with the Sunday School, choir and the Junior Deacon Board of that church. He was called to the U.S. Army to serve his country in 1942 and was discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1946. He was hired by the Justice Department, Bureau of Prisons in 1949, at Petersburg, Va., as a correctional officer. In 1958, he was transferred to the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth where he held the position of communication supervisor until he retired Dec. 25, 1975. During his lifetime he was affiliated with many organizations both professional and social. Some of these are: the John W. Barnes Lodge No. 305, Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, F. & A. Masons Inc., American Newton Legion Post 94, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 56, a lifetime member of the NAACP, the SABCO Social Club and AARP (all of Leavenworth), NARFE, Certified Electronics Technical Association and the Electronic Technicians Association International. On May 6, 1960, he married Estie Coleman of Petersburg, Va. They moved to Leavenworth and have resided here since. She died Oct. 4, 2003. He is survived by a sister, Hazel H. Callender, and a brother, Randolf B. Callender, both of Clifton Forge, Va.; a nephew, Godfrey Callender, Boston; and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
Estie Coleman Callender died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at Cushing Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1922, the daughter of Adolphus and Mary Dora (Pegram) Coleman, in Petersburg, Va. She was educated in the Petersburg public school system. She married William M. Callender on May 6, 1960. They moved to Leavenworth and she became a homemaker for the Callender family. He preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 2003. She united with the Independent Baptist Church and became an avid worker there. Following her husband's lead, she became a lifetime member of American Newton Legion Post 94 Ladies Auxiliary. She was also affiliated with the Army Mothers, the Cooks Domestic Club and was a lifetime member of the NAACP.
Survivors include Linda Meade, Jean Smith, and Juanita Smith, all nieces of Petersburg, Va.; and Shirley Ann Maeweather, niece, of Asheville, N.C.; nephews, Alfred L. Smith Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Jerome Smith, Charlotte,N.C.; special friends, Alfred and Sylvia Dulin and J.T. Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon.
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Note: SGT, US Army / World War II
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