WILLIAM C. CARMAN- 85 DIED THURSDAY MORNING AT HIS HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. HE WAS BORN IN UNIONPORT, OHIO ON SEPT. 11, 1926 THE SON OF THE LATE EUGENE AND CARRIE HOSTERMAN CARMAN. BILL WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY AN INFANT SON, AND BROTHERS, EARL CARMAN AND GEORGE AND HARRY CARMAN.

WILLIAM GRADUATED FROM JEWETT HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1944, AFTER WHICH HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE US ARMY ON DEC. 5, 1944 IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. HE SERVED IN THE ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER DURING WORLD WAR TWO, UNTIL DISCHARGE ON NOV. 6, 1946. RECEIVING THE VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL JAPAN, AND THE ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON.

BILL RETIRED FROM WEIRTON STEEL IN 1980 AFTER OVER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE PINE VALLEY SPORTSMAN’S CLUB, AMERICAN LEGION #682 IN HOPEDALE, CADIZ EAGLES, AND THE UNIONPORT CHRISTIAN CHURCH. WILLIAM IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE LOLA TIPTON CARMAN OF HOPEDALE WHOM HE MARRIED ON MAY 15, 1948. TWO DAUGHTERS- MARY (GENE) LIGGETT OF HOPEDALE LEONA SMITH OF HOPEDALE A SON- WILLIE (JUDY) CARMAN O HOPEDALE ONE BROTHER- WALTER (BILLIE) CARMAN OF HOPEDALE 2 SISTERS- BETTY KLINESMITH OF STOW, OHIO SHIRLEY (BERNARD) KURYN OF HOPEDALE, OHIO 6 GRANDCHILDREN- KRISTYN WOOTEN RYAN CARMAN ALEX “WOOGER” SMITH BEN SMITH HEATHER SOOS RAE ANNE SOWERS 5 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN A SISTER-IN-LAW-- MARY CARMAN OF BLOOMINGDALE HIS GOOD FRIEND- ALEX SMITH OF HOPEDALE MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS, BROTHER- IN- LAWS, SISTER- IN- LAWS AND HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS.

FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE BLACKBURN FUNERAL HOME AT 324 HIGH STREET IN HOPEDALE, OHIO ON SATURDAY SEPT. 1, 2012 FROM2-4 & 7-9 PM. WITH SERVICES THERE ON SUNDAY AT 2 PM. PASTOR DEAN BLYTHE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT UNIONPORT CEMETERY. THE HOPEDALE AMERICAN LEGION WILL PROVIDE MILITARY HONORS. DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE HOPEDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN BILL’S NAME. WWW. BLACKBURNFUNERALHOMES.COM. PHONE- 740-937-2461