William Mount Volz

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Mount Volz passed away Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home after several years of failing health. He was born in Trenton, N.J., on May 8, 1928, to Adolf W. Volz and Amy Teresa Mount Volz. Col. Volz graduated from St. Joseph Preparatory School in Philadelphia and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1950 and received a regular commission and his pilot wings upon completion of flight training. He served 30 years as a regular officer, retiring in 1981. Upon retiring, he spent 10 years with the N.J. State's Attorney's Office as a computer programmer and systems analyst. In 1992, he and his wife retired to Winston-Salem. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mary Volz Kuser; and a brother-in-law, R.V. Kuser III. He is survived by his wife, Annabelle W. Volz of the home; a daughter, Amy Denison Volz of Winston-Salem; a son, William M. Volz of Winston-Salem and Greenville, S.C.; a niece, Johanna Kuser Hobson of Hamilton Township, N.J.; and a nephew, R.V. Kuser IV of Brick, N.J. A funeral Mass will be said at 10:30 a.m. today, Sept. 3, at Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, Cherry Street, Winston-Salem. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery. The family wishes to extend their gratitude and thanks to the physicians and nursing staff of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, to Wake Forest University Physicians and the Hospice and Palliative CareCenter of Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 3409-D W. Wendover Ave., Greensboro, NC 27407 or Hospice and Palliative CareCenter, 1100-C S. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.