William Kenneth Case^[1]

1908 - 1979  (70 years)

• Name	William Kenneth Case
  Birth	17 Apr 1908	Indian Orchard, Wayne Co., PA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Mar 1979	Huntington, Cabell Co., WV   [3]
  Burial	Woodmere Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell Co., WV
  Person ID	I6058	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	John William Case,   b. 27 May 1890, Welcome Lake, Pike Co., PA d. 7 Jul 1914, Prompton, Wayne Co., PA (Age 24 years)
  Mother	Minnie Charlotte Dexter,   b. 5 Sep 1886, Mast Hope, Pike Co., PA d. Oct 1981, Huntington, Cabell Co., WV (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1909	Atco, Wayne Co., PA   [4, 5]
  	Emily Hallock found in the Methodist Church Records: John W. Case a resident of Eldred, NY married Minnie Dexter also of Eldred, NY on March 3, 1909 by Rev. Walter Walker. This would be in Tustin VR.
  Family ID	F64808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Isobel Minckler,   b. 24 Dec 1911, 350 Mott Ave, Bronx, NY d. 25 Jan 2003, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., CA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1931	Home Of Rev. Ernest A Smith, St. Johns Episcopal Church, Monticello, NY. Witnessed By Mary Alice Smith And Virginia A.J.Smith   [6]
  Children	1. Jon Todd Gibson Case
  Family ID	F64832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Attended James Madison School, Scranton, PA Bill was an excellent father, coached Little League for Fricke Pie which his son played for. He was a very good bowler maintaining an average of 200 for many years. He died shortly after his last visit to Jon Todd and Judy in Pleasant Hill, CA in 1977. Unfortunately, he never got to see his only grandchild, William Scott Case. From a Masonic Publication (c.1970-73): Sir Knight William Kenneth Case Grand Sentinel 1971-1972 William K. Case was born April 17, 1908 in Wayne County, PA, where he spent his early life on a farm. He moved to Scranton, PA, where he attended public schools and later the Wharton School of the University of PA. He spent a number of years in the banking and hotel auditing fields in Scranton and New York City before moving to Huntington, West VirGrand Isle Co.nia in 1940 where he became employed by the International Nickel Company as an Industrial EnGrand Isle Co.neer. He served two years with the Armed Forces (U.S.EnGrand Isle Co.neers) in the European Theatre during WW II, and upon discharge returned to the above company, where he is presently employed as a cost analyst. He is married to the former Marie Grand Isle Co.bson Minckler of New York City and they have one son, a data systems analyst at the University of California at Berkeley. An active member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Huntington, he has served on many church committees and as an officer of the Episcopal Churchmen of that parish. He was raised a Master Mason in Cabell Lodge No. 152, A.F. & A.M. in Huntington on March 9, 1949 and served as Master in 1953. exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Huntington Chapter No. 6 on May 12, 1950 and elected High Priest in 1954; created a Knight Templar on March 31, 1953 in Huntington Commandery No. 9, Knights Templar and served as Commander in 1961. He is presently serving as Captain General of that Commandery. He is a member of Beni Kedem Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. and Mountain State Priory No. 55, Knights of the York Cross of Honour. He is an officer in the line of West VirGrand Isle Co.nia Conclave, Order of the Red Cross of Constantine, and serves as Grand Representative of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Indiana to the Grand Commandery of West VirGrand Isle Co.nia. He was appointed Grand Sentinel of the Grand Commandery of West VirGrand Isle Co.nia by Sir Knight Arthur M. Herndon, Right Eminent Grand Commander in May, 1971.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3318] Jon Todd Gibson Case, jontoddgibsoncase. [S3639] Baptismal Register, Grace Episcopal Church, Honesdale, Wayne Co., PA. [S3650] U.S. Social Security Death Index. [S277] Richard Orvis Eldred & Iona Irene Popielarz, Dexter and Related Families of the Upper Delaware Valley, (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1994 Correspondence and book orders to: Iona Irene Popielarz 56 Sharrer Rd. Port Murray, NJ 07865 (908) 832-7968), 63,95, LOC 94-72779. (Reliability: 3). [S880] Wayne Co. Marriage Licenses, Courthouse, Honesdale, PA. [S929] Conversations with Marie M. Case.