Stone Co., AR - Obituaries - BEVIN L. 'TINY' WILLIAMS

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May 12 1998

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These obituaries have been collected over the years by myself and by my 
mother, Norma Louise Wilcox Williams prior to her death in 1992. Most of the 
obituaries do not show a paper name or date published.

Most of them came from The Stone County Leader in Mountain View, Stone 
County, Arkansas.  If from another paper, this will be noted at the end of 
the obiturary.  If there are no dates mentioned (as sometimes happens in 
older notices), I will attempt to include dates at the end.

One final note, 99% of these people are all relatives.  If someone makes a 
connection or would like the information I have, please contact me.


BEVIN L. 'TINY' WILLIAMS
     Former city councilman and retired Durant police major Bevin L. "Tiny" 
Williams, 66, died September 19, 1988 at Medical Center of Southeastern 
Oklahoma in Durant after a lengthy illness.
     Born August 10, 1922 in Mountain View, Arkansas, he came to Durant in 1945.  
He retired from the police department in 1985 after 27 years of service.  He 
had been in law enforcement for 32 years.  Williams was a Baptist and a 
member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
     He was married to the former Gladys Buchanan Noel on July 10, 1959 in
Durant and she survives.  Other survivors are five daughters, Mary Lea Piva 
of Mountain View; Joyce Bodine of Garland, Texas; Jaquita Blalock of Durant, 
Oklahoma; Barbara Kite of Tishamingo, Oklahoma, and Ruth Noel of Durant, 
Oklahoma.
     Williams is also survived by three brothers, Doug Wiliams, Bob Williams, and 
Ed Williams, and two sisters, Agatha Glenn and Blanche Barnes, all of 
Mountain View.
     Funeral serices were held at 2 pm September 22 at the Dalton-Holmes Funeral 
Chapel with Rev. Leroy Spradling officiating.  Burial was in the Highland 
Cemetery in Durant, Oklahoma. (appeared in the Stone County Leader, Wed., 
Oct. 5, 1988)