East Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Williams Jr., Bernard Richard July 18, 2008
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Published in The Advocate on 7/20/2008  
Bernard Richard Williams Jr., 84, died on Friday, July 18, 2008, at his home 
in Osyka, Miss., from pancreatic cancer. Ben was born to Bernard Richard 
Williams Sr. and Ruby Dean Ott Williams and reared in Osyka. Preceding him in 
death are his parents; and brother, Dr. Kenneth Ott Williams. Survived by his 
wife of 35 years, Linda Shanks Williams; son, Bernard Richard Williams III and 
his wife, Rachel, and their daughters, Sydney Ellen and Caroline; daughter, 
Lou Ellen Williams; daughter, Kay W. Knight and her husband, Scott, and her 
daughter, Adrienne LaFrance; and sister-in-law, Dr. Nancy Burrow Williams. 
Maj. Williams retired from the U.S. Air Force as a pilot with 27 years of 
service in World War II, the Korean conflict, Cold War and Vietnam War. After 
retirement he collaborated with Paul Ott to produce and write television spots 
for the Mississippi Game and Fish Commission. Ben graduated from Osyka High 
School in 1940. He later attended his beloved LSU and graduated as a 
distinguished military graduate, attaining his bachelor's and master of 
science degrees in horticulture. He was on the staff at LSU as an AFROTC 
instructor and later as a researcher in the Horticulture Department. For 25 
years he served as a trustee on the board of directors of the Southwest 
Mississippi Regional Medical Center, as the longest serving trustee. He was a 
Mason and a member of Osyka Baptist Church. A service of celebration of his 
life will be held on Monday, July 21, at Osyka Baptist Church with visitation 
from 2 p.m. until service at 6 p.m. with Dr. Milton Kliesch officiating. 
Burial will be in the Osyka Cemetery with full military honors. Hartman-
Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb, Miss., is in charge of arrangements. Memorials 
may be sent to the Osyka Veterans Park Inc., P.O. Box 402, Osyka, MS 39657 or 
to the Computer Fund, Osyka Baptist Church, P.O. Box 152, Osyka, MS 39657. 



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