William Ray Utley

1924 - 2007  (82 years)

• Name	William Ray Utley
  Birth	12 Dec 1924	Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Lowelltown, Cochise Co, AZ   [2]
  	age 5 5/12
  Census	1940	Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 15, living with mother Katherine
  _MILT	05 Mar 1943	Phoenix, AZ   [4]
  	Army Enlistment
  Census	1950	Howell Co, MO   [5]
  	age 25, divorced, living with brother Paul
  Death	04 Sep 2007	Chino Valley, Yavapai Co, AZ   [6]
  Person ID	I835	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James Garnet Utley,   b. 29 Sep 1892, Richland, Hopkins Co, KY d. 13 Nov 1982, Douglas, Cochise Co, AZ (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Katherine Hawkins,   b. 03 May 1890, KY d. 15 Mar 1973, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	07 Nov 1914	Hopkins Co, KY   [7]
  Divorce	Bef 31 Jan 1961
  	when James married Belva Rhoda (Cooper) (Evans)
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth ???-xx
  Marriage	Bef Mar 1965
  Notes	Children: son Gregory Utley 3/1965
  Family ID	F1813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1924 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 15, living with mother Katherine - 1940 - Hopkins Co, KY _MILT - Army Enlistment - 05 Mar 1943 - Phoenix, AZ Census - age 25, divorced, living with brother Paul - 1950 - Howell Co, MO Death - 04 Sep 2007 - Chino Valley, Yavapai Co, AZ  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNZ-P7G Name: William R Utley Marital Status: Single, without dependents **** Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 05 Mar 1943 **** Event Place: Phoenix, Arizona, United States **** Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Race: White Citizenship Status: citizen Birth Year: 1924 **** Birthplace: KENTUCKY **** Education Level: Grammar school Civilian Occupation: 999 Military Rank: Private Army Branch: No branch assignment Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Reference: Civil Life Serial Number: 39857176 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film Number: 14787.49 Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 Citing this Record "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNZ-P7G : 5 December 2014), William R Utley, enlisted 05 Mar 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V3B6-FNB William R Utley, "United States Social Security Death Index" Given Name: William Middle Name: R Surname: Utley Name Suffix: Birth Date: 12 December 1924 Social Security Number: 406-32-9674 State: Kentucky Last Place of Residence: Chino valley, Yavapai, Arizona Previous Residence Postal Code: 86323 Event Date: 4 September 2007 Age: 83 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] KY,Hopkins Co,Births. Name Mother Mo Da Year Cert Ulley, William R Hawkins, Catherine 12 12 1924 65615 [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S35] KY,Hopkins Co,Marriages, 73. Name Spouse Date Book Page Utley, Garnett Hawkins, Katherine 11/7/1914 TT67 73