Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Williams, III, CDR Joseph L. March 21, 2011
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Watson - Tante Funeral Home BV GA  March 2011

CDR Joseph L. Williams, III, U.S.N. (ret) of Venice, Florida, passed away on 
March 21, 2011.  He was 87 years old.  CDR Williams was born on October 19, 
1923 in Buena Vista, Georgia, and grew up in Tampa, Florida.  He graduated 
from Plant High School and attended the George Institute of Technology 
(Georgia Tech) for two years before receiving an appointment to the Naval 
Academy in 1943. Following graduation and commissioning in 1946, CDR Williams 
was ordered to the USS NOA (DD 841) and subsequently to flight training at 
Pensacola, Florida. CDR Williams was awarded the naval aviator wings upon 
completion of flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas in 1949. 
 
Following flight training CDR Williams served with Air Anti-submarine Squadron 
Twenty-Two in Norfolk, Virginia as Line Maintenance Officer, Material Officer 
and Training Officer. In 1952 he returned to the Naval Air Basic Training 
Command in Pensacola for instructor duty. Subsequent tours of duty were with 
Air Transport Squadron Twenty-Three as Carrier On-board Delivery Pilot, Air 
Development Squadron One as project pilot and Officer Candidate School, as 
Battalion Officer. In 1960 CDR Williams was accepted to the Naval Management 
School in Monterrey, California where he received a master’s degree in 
management in 1961 and then reported to the Naval Station, Kodiak, Alaska as 
Comptroller.  He subsequently served as Comptroller and Executive Officer at 
the Naval Avionics Facility in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1963 to 1965, and 
assumed the duties of Commanding Officer, Naval Advanced Undersea Weapons 
School in Key West, Florida, in 1966.  His last assignment was as 
Administrative Officer at Naval Air Station, Glynco, Georgia, in 1969. 
 
CDR Williams retired from the U.S. Navy in 1972 after 26 years of service, 
first to Yatesville, Georgia, where he operated and managed the family pecan 
farm, and then, in 1980, to Venice, Florida.  CDR Williams was a loving 
husband, father, and grandfather, and an avid golfer, boater, fisherman, and 
fan of all levels of football.  He was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal 
Church.  He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lillian (“Ninon”); a son, 
Joseph L. Williams, IV of Tallahassee, Florida, a daughter, Lisa Sawhill of 
Athens, Georgia, and his first cousin, Burton Wight of Buena Vista, Georgia.  
He also leaves behind three grandchildren:  Katie, Jeff, and Chris Sawhill.  
 
A funeral service was held at 3:00PM on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at St. Mark’s 
Episcopal Church in Venice, FL.  Burial was held in Buena Vista Cemetery on 
March 29, 2011 at 11:30 AM with Reverend Linda Gail Thompson officiating.

Watson-Tante Funeral Home was in charge of the local arrangements.

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