William McKinley FARMER, Jr. ^[1]

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	William McKinley FARMER
  	Family member Peggy Robinson's pictures on Ancestry.com give his name as Bill. Obituary did as well.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	26 Oct 1925	Bland Co, VA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  birth2 (conflicting)	26 Oct 1925  [2, 3, 4]
  	Conflicting birth towns: Draft card information says Pulaski, obit says Bland County. PT Robinson information says Ivanhoe, Wythe Co.
  WWII	1943	Pulaski, Pulaski Co, VA   [2, 3]
  	Bill registered as a high school student. He is listed as 6 feet tall, 165 lbs. with light complexion, gray eyes and blond hair. Bill achieved the rank of Tec 5, a WWII designation for Technician Fifth Grade.
  Residence	1971,1973, 2009	Pulaski Co, VA   [5, 6]
  	In 1971 Bill was living at 330 Pico Terrace in Pulaski. This is address of family home given on 1940 Census. In 1973 he was living in Dublin, a town about 8 miles from Pulaski; and Dublin was listed as his residence in his obituary in 2009.
  Occupation	8 Mar 2009	Dublin, Pulaski Co, VA
  	Retired employee of Burlington Industries, Dublin.
  Death	8 Mar 2009	Wytheville, VA   [7]
  	Bill was 83 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	Little Creek, Bland Co, VA
  	His body was interred in Goshen Methodist Church Cemetery. Reverend Bill Hinton and Chaplain James R. 'Bucky' Cox officiated.
  Person ID	I65031	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William McKinley FARMER, Sr.,   b. 22 May 1897, Neva, TN d. 1 Jan 1971, Pulaski, VA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Earlie MOBLEY,   b. 18 Jan 1897, North Carolina d. 24 August 1986, Pulaski, Pulaski Co, VA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	c 1919  [1]
  Photos		William McKinley Farmer and Earlie Mobley Farmer (date unknown) peggytrobinson originally shared this on 18 Oct 2011 on Ancestry.com
  Family ID	F7992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mona Jackson COLLINS
  Family ID	F8004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Blankenship HUDSON,   b. 15 Feb 1923, Pulaski, VA d. 25 Feb 1994, Salem, VA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1973	Pulaski Co, VA   [6]
  	Bill and Sara were married by Ben C. Lyon, United Methodist minister.
  Family ID	F8005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1930 US Census / Farmer, William M. Ivanhoe Byllesby Road, Sulphur Springs, VA
  		1940 US Census / Farmer, Willliam M. 330 Pico Terrace, Pulaski, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S5630] 1930 US Census / Farmer, William M. [S5644] William McKInley Farmer, U.S. WWII Draft Card Young Men, 1940-1947. [S5648] William McKInley Farmer, Jr. obituary, Find A Grave Memorial #34648261. [S5661] Peggy T. Robinson, "Farmer family information," email message to Paula Futrell, 26 June 2018. [S5645] William McKInley Farmer, Jr. v. Mona Jackson Collins, Pulaski, Pulaski Co, VA divorce judgement, no. 71 009535 (1971). [S5646] William McKInley Farmer. Jr. - Sara Blankenship Cote, VA marriage certificate no. 73-032282 (1973). [S5647] William McKInley Farmer. Jr. obituary, Roanoke Times, (Roanoke, VA) 10 Mar 2009.