Obituaries:  W. E. "Jack" Williams, Sabine Parish       W-452
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 6, 1974
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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W. E. "Jack" Williams

  The body of W. E. "Jack" Williams of Shreveport, who drowned at
3:30 a.m., on Sunday, May 26, was recovered by the Sabine Parish
Sheriff's Dept. on Sunday, June 2, at 10:20 a.m.

  Williams' body was recovered approximately 1/4 of a mile from
where he and his fishing companion, Ernest Ward of Shreveport,
drowned. The men were night fishing at the time of the accident.

  On the scene at the recovery were Wayne Turner, Sabine Parish
Deputy, Edgar Savell, La. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Game
Warden, Don Killian, Toledo Bend Project, and Jim Stevison of the
Sabine River Authority.

  Appreciation was expressed by Deputy Travis Bennett of the
Sabine Parish Sheriff's Dept. "We appreciate all the help and
cooperation offered by everyone who helped in the dragging
operations," Bennett said.