Alvin Ray Williard1,2,3
M, #37496, b. 1 February 1912, d. 25 February 1976
Last Edited=23 Jun 2026
- Relationship
- 1st cousin 3 times removed of Frederick Stein Schwalm
Alvin Ray Williard was born on 1 February 1912, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,3 He was baptized on 5 April 1912, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.3 He married Sarah Arlene Williard circa April 1941.4 Alvin Ray Williard married Sarah Arlene Williard on 12 April 1941, Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1,3 Alvin Ray Williard died on 25 February 1976, Dauphin County, PA, at age 64.1,3
Newspaper obituary:
Driver Suffers Fatal Heart Attack, Crashes
Alvin R. Williard, 64, of RD Lykens, died Wednesday afternoon of an apparent heart attack while driving his car on Route 25 east of Gratz.
Police said Williard was driving west on Route 25, when he apparently suffered the attack. The car went out of control, ran off the road to the north side and traveled about 245 feet after leaving the highway. The vehicle came to rest on its roof in a field. The car was demolished, police said.
Mr. Williard was a son of the late Moses and Katie Sitlinger Williard. He was born at RD Lykens Feb. 1, 1912. He was a member of Erdman Sportsmen's Club, the Gratz and Valley View Fire Companies and Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman.
Surviving are his widow, the former Arlene Williard; a son Ronald, RD Klingerstown; five daughters, Mrs. Allen Shiro, Berrysburg; Mrs. Lynn Conrad, Valley View; Debra and Tammy, at home; Mrs. Kenneth Bixler, Reading; 16 grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Leon Straub, RD Lykens.
Services will be held Saturday afternoon from the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, with Rev. Robert Eastlack of Klingerstown officiating. Interment will be, in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Pottsville Republican, February 26, 1976, Page 2.5
He was buried on 28 February 1976, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1,6,3
Newspaper obituary:
Driver Suffers Fatal Heart Attack, Crashes
Alvin R. Williard, 64, of RD Lykens, died Wednesday afternoon of an apparent heart attack while driving his car on Route 25 east of Gratz.
Police said Williard was driving west on Route 25, when he apparently suffered the attack. The car went out of control, ran off the road to the north side and traveled about 245 feet after leaving the highway. The vehicle came to rest on its roof in a field. The car was demolished, police said.
Mr. Williard was a son of the late Moses and Katie Sitlinger Williard. He was born at RD Lykens Feb. 1, 1912. He was a member of Erdman Sportsmen's Club, the Gratz and Valley View Fire Companies and Zion Lutheran Church, Erdman.
Surviving are his widow, the former Arlene Williard; a son Ronald, RD Klingerstown; five daughters, Mrs. Allen Shiro, Berrysburg; Mrs. Lynn Conrad, Valley View; Debra and Tammy, at home; Mrs. Kenneth Bixler, Reading; 16 grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Leon Straub, RD Lykens.
Services will be held Saturday afternoon from the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, with Rev. Robert Eastlack of Klingerstown officiating. Interment will be, in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Pottsville Republican, February 26, 1976, Page 2.5
He was buried on 28 February 1976, at Zion (Klinger's) Lutheran Church Cemetery, Erdman, Dauphin County, PA.1,6,3
Children of Alvin Ray Williard and Sarah Arlene Williard
Citations
- [S147] Irwin R. Klinger, Zion (Klinger's) Church History (Erdman, PA: Zion (Klinger's) Church, 1987), Part II, p. 317. Hereinafter cited as Klinger's Church History.
- [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 458. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
- [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
- [S107] Newspaper Article, "ASK LICENSE TO WED," The Daily Item, April 11, 1941, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 23, 2026).
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alvin R. Williard, Pottsville Republican, February 26, 1976, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed June 23, 2026).
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29940620/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.