Obituaries:  Winfred J. Williams, Sabine Parish       W-452
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 3, 2001
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Winfred J. Williams

  Winfred J. Williams, 82, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, in
Shreveport.

  Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 28, at
Rose-Neath Bossier Chapel, with interment following at Hill Crest
Memorial Cemetery, with full military honors. Bro. Bill Stowell
officiated.

  Williams retired from the U. S. Air Force, after serving 25
years. He was in the Bataan Death March, and was a prisoner of
war for 3 1/2 years. He also retired from the Southland Corp.
Special thanks to Kenneth and Bonnie Corley, and Wiley Smith, for
their care and support.

  Survivors include his widow, Geraldine Sandel Williams of
Bossier City; children, James Q. Williams of Beaumont, Texas,
Roland E. Williams of Bard, N. M., Wanda Lea Williams of Round
Rock, Texas, Bobbie J. Chance of Florien, James Gerald Chance of
Quitman, Texas, and Renee Beason of Anacoco; and 10 great
grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were his grandsons. Honorary pallbearers were the
John Elkins Sunday School Class of the Ark-La-Tex Chapter One of
Ex-POW.

  Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Bossier City, La.