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James William
"Bill" Marcom
Carrollton &
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1941 The Silver Lion
Carrollton High School
Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas
Senior ClassBILL MARCOM
Sweet William better
known as Bill
The boy who gives the
girls a trill
In mathematics and other
subjects he's the best
I have my hunch he'll
head the rest. |
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JAMES WILLIAM MARCOM
Lt. James William Marcom, son of Balem and Rebecca Marcom. Graduate of Farmers
Branch High School. Husband of the former Marie Weaver. Served on USS Roosevelt
in the Atlantic Fleet. Served 14 years in the U.S. Navy and 11 years in the U.S.
Army.
From Volume III of the Navarro County Texas History Set. |
OBITUARY
JAMES
MARCOM OBITUARY
James William (Bill) Marcom was born on April 4, 1924 in Farmers Branch,
Texas. He graduated from Carrollton High School in 1941.
He attended the University of North Texas for several months, but
decided to join the Navy in December 1941, after the Japanese bombed
Pearl Harbor. Due to several physical and administrative issues, he was
not called to active duty until September 1943. During this interval,
Bill continued his education at North Texas. Once he reported to active
duty, Bill was sent to numerous military schools to learn about aviation
and electronics. Eventually, his talents were recognized and he was
offered the opportunity to attend the midshipman school to become an
officer. After his commission as an Ensign in the US Navy, he was sent
to more schools to continue learning aviation and electronics. After
this training, he was given several assignments dealing with military
aircraft. During this time, he contacted his girlfriend, Marie Weaver,
and they were married near Atlantic City, NJ on July 25, 1952. Soon
thereafter, Bill was sent to attend the Officer Electronics School in
Memphis. His duty stations during his navy career included stops in New
Jersey, New York, Iowa, Illinois, Hawaii, Japan, and the Mediterranean
Sea.
In 1958, the Navy decided to reduce its officer ranks and Bill was given
the opportunity to "transfer his service" and become a captain in the US
Army. During his army time, Bill held various staff and command
assignments in Arizona, Germany, and New Mexico. He decided to retire
from the army in December 1967.
After separating from the military after 26 years of service, Bill
returned to Farmers Branch, Texas and took a job at General Dynamics in
Fort Worth. After 5 years, Bill retired and started a mowing business
with his sons. Eventually the business was turned over to his sons and
Bill decided to stop working and enjoy life.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife,
Amanda Marie Marcom; his mother,
Rebecca Tims; his father,
Balam Marcom; his sons, Marc and
Perry Marcom;
and, his brothers, Jess, Bud, BC, Roy Lee, and
Jay Frank.
Bill is survived by two daughters, Mary Jane Schob (Tom) and Margie
Hughes (Wallace); daughter-in-law, Andrea Marcom; grand-children, Amanda
Hughes and William Hughes; grand-children (by marriage), Laura Spradley
(Daniel), Erin Schob, Bradley Schob (Courtney), and Steven Schob
(Katie); great-grand-children (by marriage), Hannah Schob, Claire
Spradley, Corinne Schob, Oliver Schob, Andrew Spradley, Joanna Spradley,
Jack Escobar, Penny Schob, and Luke Schob.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, February 12, at 2-4:00pm at the
North Dallas Funeral Home and a funeral service will be on Monday,
February 13, at 11:00am at the same location.
Published by North Dallas Funeral Home - Dallas on Feb. 9, 2023. |
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MARCOM
JAMES WILLIAM - APR. 4, 1924 - BLANK
AMANDA MARIE - MAY 20, 1929 - JULY 17, 1989
Keenan Cemetery, Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas
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