HAROLD WELDON AMES, 94, was born Sept. 12, 1920
in Gainesville, TX to Lee Arthur & Lucille Williford
Ames. Harold was a 1939 graduate of Ranger High School
in Ranger, TX and attended San Angelo State University.
He enlisted in 1942 with the U.S. Navy and served our
country during WWII. Harold married Vernon Geneva Wright
(1923-1998) in Rockwell, TX in May of 1943. Harold and
Geneva were blessed with three sons. Harold was a
member of Acton Baptist Church. He retired in 1975
from General Dynamics in Fort Worth. Harold died in
Aug. 23, 2015 in Acton, TX, with burial at the Acton
Cemetery.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, his wife
and son, Harold Weldon Ames II. Two sons survive. His
sisters were Dorothy Ames Keener (RHS-1935), Joyce Ames
(RHS-1942), & Helen Ames Echols (RHS-1945).