1918
William
2013
William M. Groman
March 14, 1918 — October 20, 2013
William M. Groman
Clemson, SC
William Milton Groman, 95, of Clemson and devoted husband of Estelle Groman, died peacefully in his apartment at Clemson Downs of Sunday, October 20, 2013.
He was born in Hartford, CT and raised in Plymouth, IN with three siblings, Fred, Ernest and Evelyn. He is survived by daughter Patricia Groman of Cumming, GA and son James Groman of Greenville, SC and a grandson, John Heslin.
Mr. Groman served the Army Air Corps in WWII, stationed in New Guinea and the Phillipines, maintaining written correspondence with his fiance, Estelle of Savannah, GA. They were married May 30, 1946 and moved to Gary, IN where he was employed by US Steel. He earned a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Valparaiso University in 1949. He began his sales career with IBM, retiring in 1973 and relocating from Chicago, IL to Six Mile, SC. He was an active member of the local community becoming a realtor, a municipal judge, a candidate of the Pickens County School Board, and a jack-of-all-trades at Woodhaven Golf Course. He was a member of the Clemson Investment Club and was a tutor volunteer at the Clemson Elementary School. He was involved with many church related programs including the Charles Colson Prison Ministries and the Billy Graham Ministries, as well as serving as a Sunday School Teacher, Deacon and Administrator at his church in Chicago, IL. He was a member of University Baptist Church in Clemson, SC.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday in the chapel of Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home.
A private committal service will be held at Memory Gardens in Clemson, SC.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to University Baptist Church, 411 Pendleton Road, Clemson, SC 29631.
Clemson, SC
William Milton Groman, 95, of Clemson and devoted husband of Estelle Groman, died peacefully in his apartment at Clemson Downs of Sunday, October 20, 2013.
He was born in Hartford, CT and raised in Plymouth, IN with three siblings, Fred, Ernest and Evelyn. He is survived by daughter Patricia Groman of Cumming, GA and son James Groman of Greenville, SC and a grandson, John Heslin.
Mr. Groman served the Army Air Corps in WWII, stationed in New Guinea and the Phillipines, maintaining written correspondence with his fiance, Estelle of Savannah, GA. They were married May 30, 1946 and moved to Gary, IN where he was employed by US Steel. He earned a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Valparaiso University in 1949. He began his sales career with IBM, retiring in 1973 and relocating from Chicago, IL to Six Mile, SC. He was an active member of the local community becoming a realtor, a municipal judge, a candidate of the Pickens County School Board, and a jack-of-all-trades at Woodhaven Golf Course. He was a member of the Clemson Investment Club and was a tutor volunteer at the Clemson Elementary School. He was involved with many church related programs including the Charles Colson Prison Ministries and the Billy Graham Ministries, as well as serving as a Sunday School Teacher, Deacon and Administrator at his church in Chicago, IL. He was a member of University Baptist Church in Clemson, SC.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday in the chapel of Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the funeral home.
A private committal service will be held at Memory Gardens in Clemson, SC.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to University Baptist Church, 411 Pendleton Road, Clemson, SC 29631.
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