Obituaries:  O. E. Williams, Sr., Sabine Parish       W-452
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 21, 1971
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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O. E. Williams, Sr. (Photo)

  O. E. Williams Sr., 87, of Many, died Jan. 18, in Many, after a
short illness.

  Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m., in
the Warren Meadows Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. George York,
Rev. Frank L. Beaucham, and the Rev. Earl Marr officiating.
Interment was in the Many Cemetery, under the direction of the
Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Surviving relatives are his wife, Mrs. O. E. Williams Sr. of
Many; three sons, Charles, and Emory Williams of Many, and Jack
Williams of Opelousas; one daughter, Mrs. John L. Baird of
Shreveport; eight grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were T. M. Phillips, Horace Hompkins, F. E. Cole,
Jack Carmichael, Harvey Arthur, Glenn Phares, J. Reuel Boone, and
H. P. Flenniken.

  Honorary pallbearers were the Directors of the Sabine State Bank
and Trust Co., and the Supervisors for the Upper Sabine Soil and
Water Conservation District.

  Mr. Williams was a member of the First Southern Methodist
Church. He was a Director and Vice President of the Sabine Stat
Bank and Trust Co., a farmer and conservationist for 38 years,
and a chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the Upper Sabine
Soil and Water Conservation District.

  He also operated a large mercantile store in Many from 1908 to
1942, when he retired to raise cattle, horses, mules, and timber.