Mooresville, North Carolina
Willliam Lawton Volz
1923 — 2021
Retired TSgt William Lawton Volz, 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021. He was born on September 3, 1923, in Philadelphia to the late William F. Volz and Anna M. Schucker. Growing up during the Great Depression, William was the oldest of five sons, all sharing one bedroom in his parents' home in downtown Philly. As a youngster, he often found creative ways to make a little extra money for his family, like buying fresh pretzels for 1 cent and selling them for 2 cents. William began serving his country as a teenager when he signed up to work in Arizona for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Most of what he earned was sent home to help his family. At 19, he decided to...