Macon M. Williams was one of the busiest men ever to serve the city of Lenoir.
In 1927, Mr. Williams, a graduate in civil engineering at the University of North Carolina, became city engineer and superintendent of public works.
By October 1936, he was elected city clerk, treasurer and city tax collector while still retaining the positions of engineer and superintendent of public works.
He later resigned these positions when he purchased the Lenoir Ice and Fuel Company which he operated for many years until he and Mrs. Williams retired to the United Church of Christ Retirement Home in his hometown of Newton.
During World War I, Mr. Williams first served with the field artillery and then was transferred to the air service. He spent eight months with the American Expeditionary Forces in France and was retired to inactive status with the rank of captain.
During World War II, Mr. Williams served as chairman of the Caldwell County Selective Service Board. He has also served as a Lenoir City councilman.
He was a lay leader in the Zion United Church of Christ Church, where he served in a large number of official capacities. He was a lifelong elder and the chairman of the building committee of the present church.
Mr. Williams was a long time member of the Lenoir Rotary Club of which he is now an honorary member. He had served Rotary as a member of the Board of Directors, President and as Governor of District 767 of Rotary International.
Mr. Williams was Director of the former Union National Bank and also the First Union National Bank. He had been a Director and President of Mutual Savings and Loan Association for many years.
A former football great at the University of North Carolina, he was an ardent supporter of Carolina football teams and of the University of which he served for a number of years as a member of the Board of Trustees and a Director of the Athletic Association.
In the death of Macon McCorkle Williams, this area has lost one of its most outstanding citizens and public servants. For almost fifty years he was active in all phases of the civic, religious, and political life of Lenoir and this area.
Macon Williams was noted for his frankness. He was never one to beat around the proverbial bush, but came right out and told you where he stood on all issues that came up. He was highly respected by all who knew him.
The Lenoir News Topic March 3, 1973
In 1927, Mr. Williams, a graduate in civil engineering at the University of North Carolina, became city engineer and superintendent of public works.
By October 1936, he was elected city clerk, treasurer and city tax collector while still retaining the positions of engineer and superintendent of public works.
He later resigned these positions when he purchased the Lenoir Ice and Fuel Company which he operated for many years until he and Mrs. Williams retired to the United Church of Christ Retirement Home in his hometown of Newton.
During World War I, Mr. Williams first served with the field artillery and then was transferred to the air service. He spent eight months with the American Expeditionary Forces in France and was retired to inactive status with the rank of captain.
During World War II, Mr. Williams served as chairman of the Caldwell County Selective Service Board. He has also served as a Lenoir City councilman.
He was a lay leader in the Zion United Church of Christ Church, where he served in a large number of official capacities. He was a lifelong elder and the chairman of the building committee of the present church.
Mr. Williams was a long time member of the Lenoir Rotary Club of which he is now an honorary member. He had served Rotary as a member of the Board of Directors, President and as Governor of District 767 of Rotary International.
Mr. Williams was Director of the former Union National Bank and also the First Union National Bank. He had been a Director and President of Mutual Savings and Loan Association for many years.
A former football great at the University of North Carolina, he was an ardent supporter of Carolina football teams and of the University of which he served for a number of years as a member of the Board of Trustees and a Director of the Athletic Association.
In the death of Macon McCorkle Williams, this area has lost one of its most outstanding citizens and public servants. For almost fifty years he was active in all phases of the civic, religious, and political life of Lenoir and this area.
Macon Williams was noted for his frankness. He was never one to beat around the proverbial bush, but came right out and told you where he stood on all issues that came up. He was highly respected by all who knew him.
The Lenoir News Topic March 3, 1973
Macon M. Williams was one of the busiest men ever to serve the city of Lenoir.
In 1927, Mr. Williams, a graduate in civil engineering at the University of North Carolina, became city engineer and superintendent of public works.
By October 1936, he was elected city clerk, treasurer and city tax collector while still retaining the positions of engineer and superintendent of public works.
He later resigned these positions when he purchased the Lenoir Ice and Fuel Company which he operated for many years until he and Mrs. Williams retired to the United Church of Christ Retirement Home in his hometown of Newton.
During World War I, Mr. Williams first served with the field artillery and then was transferred to the air service. He spent eight months with the American Expeditionary Forces in France and was retired to inactive status with the rank of captain.
During World War II, Mr. Williams served as chairman of the Caldwell County Selective Service Board. He has also served as a Lenoir City councilman.
He was a lay leader in the Zion United Church of Christ Church, where he served in a large number of official capacities. He was a lifelong elder and the chairman of the building committee of the present church.
Mr. Williams was a long time member of the Lenoir Rotary Club of which he is now an honorary member. He had served Rotary as a member of the Board of Directors, President and as Governor of District 767 of Rotary International.
Mr. Williams was Director of the former Union National Bank and also the First Union National Bank. He had been a Director and President of Mutual Savings and Loan Association for many years.
A former football great at the University of North Carolina, he was an ardent supporter of Carolina football teams and of the University of which he served for a number of years as a member of the Board of Trustees and a Director of the Athletic Association.
In the death of Macon McCorkle Williams, this area has lost one of its most outstanding citizens and public servants. For almost fifty years he was active in all phases of the civic, religious, and political life of Lenoir and this area.
Macon Williams was noted for his frankness. He was never one to beat around the proverbial bush, but came right out and told you where he stood on all issues that came up. He was highly respected by all who knew him.
The Lenoir News Topic March 3, 1973
In 1927, Mr. Williams, a graduate in civil engineering at the University of North Carolina, became city engineer and superintendent of public works.
By October 1936, he was elected city clerk, treasurer and city tax collector while still retaining the positions of engineer and superintendent of public works.
He later resigned these positions when he purchased the Lenoir Ice and Fuel Company which he operated for many years until he and Mrs. Williams retired to the United Church of Christ Retirement Home in his hometown of Newton.
During World War I, Mr. Williams first served with the field artillery and then was transferred to the air service. He spent eight months with the American Expeditionary Forces in France and was retired to inactive status with the rank of captain.
During World War II, Mr. Williams served as chairman of the Caldwell County Selective Service Board. He has also served as a Lenoir City councilman.
He was a lay leader in the Zion United Church of Christ Church, where he served in a large number of official capacities. He was a lifelong elder and the chairman of the building committee of the present church.
Mr. Williams was a long time member of the Lenoir Rotary Club of which he is now an honorary member. He had served Rotary as a member of the Board of Directors, President and as Governor of District 767 of Rotary International.
Mr. Williams was Director of the former Union National Bank and also the First Union National Bank. He had been a Director and President of Mutual Savings and Loan Association for many years.
A former football great at the University of North Carolina, he was an ardent supporter of Carolina football teams and of the University of which he served for a number of years as a member of the Board of Trustees and a Director of the Athletic Association.
In the death of Macon McCorkle Williams, this area has lost one of its most outstanding citizens and public servants. For almost fifty years he was active in all phases of the civic, religious, and political life of Lenoir and this area.
Macon Williams was noted for his frankness. He was never one to beat around the proverbial bush, but came right out and told you where he stood on all issues that came up. He was highly respected by all who knew him.
The Lenoir News Topic March 3, 1973
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