Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MAHAFFEY, WILLIAM ARNOLD II. November 27, 2014 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown rootsgirl36@gmail.com December 2, 2014, 6:19 am News Star World - December 01, 2014 WILLIAM ARNOLD MAHAFFEY II. William Arnold Mahaffey II, born December 6, 1930 passed away Thursday afternoon, 11/27/14 at St Francis Medical Center after a long illness. He was born on Sand Mountain Alabama, graduated from Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL, and served in the United States Marine Corps, as an enlisted man and later as an officer. He fought in the Korean Conflict and was decorated. He retired from active service, but served as a reservist, until his eventual retirement as a Major in 1964. He attended the University of Florida, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, and was a member of the Tau Beta Pi honors society. He also was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He worked for Olinkraft, Inc. (later Manville Forest Products) for 25 years, and later owned a brokerage company. He was married to Janice Brown Mahaffey, and is survived by son William Arnold Mahaffey III of Huntsville, AL; son Lawrence Todd Mahaffey and his wife "favorite Daughter-in-Law" Mary Merkle Mahaffey, and grandson Lawrence Todd Mahaffey, Jr. all of Cumming, GA; and daughter Suzanne Mahaffey Smith and Son-in-Law Bobby Lee Smith, Jr. of Monroe, LA. Preceding him in death are his parents, Theodore Roosevelt Mahaffey and Lucille Hollifield Mahaffey. He is to be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery. The family would like to express its appreciation for the efforts of the CCU staff at Saint Francis Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the National COPD Foundation, or the organization of your choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/m/mahaffey3420nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb