Weldon "Don" Vern Withers

1923 - 2004  (81 years)

• Name	Weldon "Don" Vern Withers  [1]
  Nickname	Don
  Birth	23 Apr 1923	Comanche, Comanche County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 May 2004	Anderson County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Obituary Memorial services for Weldon Vern "Don" Withers, 81, of Frankston were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Tyler Christian Church with Brother Bill Goble officiating. Burial was in Red Hill Cemetery, Murchison, under direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home, Chandler. Mr. Withers died Sunday, May 30, at his residence. He was born April 23, 1923 in Comanche to the late Charles and Sylvia Withers. He lived in Frankston for 18 years, and was a co-founder of the Parkinsonians of East Texas (PET), a special support group for Parkinson's patients, and formation of a new library for Parkinson's patients that will be housed in the East Texas Medical Center Pavilion. Prior to retirement, he was refractories specialities manager with Kaiser Aluminum in Ohio, Missouri and Indiana. He served with First Radio Squadron during World War II and also served in the Korean War. Mr. Withers was a Mason in Houston and a deacon at Tyler Christian Church. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Billie Pauline Withers of Frankston; daughters, Donna Regina McLemore of Austin and Treva Deanne Pytlik of Cortland, Ohio; a son, Charles Dean Withers of Cleveland, Ohio; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons, Ryan and Andrew McLemore, and nephews, Craig and Alan Wiggins, Jerry, Jeff and Jim Speer. Honorary pallbearers included John Turner, Leonard Hendren, William Butts, Jack McClung, Chuck Jacobsen and Steve Gullekon. If desired, memorials may be made to Tyler Christian Church, 2916 CR 1125, Tyler, 75704, or Parkinsonians of East Texas, in care of Pat Ragsdale, 224 Mobile, Tyler, 75703.
  Person ID	I34042	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2018

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F10795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Apr 1923 - Comanche, Comanche County, Texas Death - 30 May 2004 - Anderson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).