WILLIAMS SANFORD L

CPT Sanford L. Williams was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/21/2020 at the age of 73.0
Hampton, VA
Date of Birth 05/03/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Sammie Williams - obit

More detail on this person: CW4 Sanford L. Williams, US Army retired, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, he had been a Hampton resident since 1992. A Vietnam veteran, he retired in 1992 after 26 years during which time he was a test pilot and a helicopter instructor. After retiring from the Army he went to work as the service manager at Dandy Haven Marina. He loved computers and programming and was a natural mechanic working on boat motors. He loved spending time with his family. Preceded in death by his brother, Charles Craig Williams; survivors include his wife of 53 years, Patricia Williams; three children, Sanford L. Williams, II and his wife, Laura, Wendy L. Lamb, and Ryan L. Williams; four grandchildren, Payton V. Lamb, Kaylah B. Lamb, Morgan E. Williams, and Emma L. Williams; two sisters, Angie Smith and her husband, Leslie "Root" and Kim Lyons and her husband, Bobby; several nephews; and special friends, Lesley Gurkin and son, Andy Gurkin the owners of Dandy Haven Marina. CW4 Williams will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by R.Hayden Smith Funeral Home.

Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery

This information was last updated 04/27/2020

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025