Obit of Vernon James Williams (w452) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandy Miller 19 Apr 2000 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Surnames: Williams, Bedford, Herbert Vernon James Williams 12-Aug-1985 Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, 15-Aug-1985 in the Cyril First Baptist Church for Vernon James Williams, 77, of Cyril, who died 12-Aug-1985 in Cyril. Officiating was Rev. Rick Blackwell, pastor. Burial was in Celestial Gardens Cemetery at Cyril under the direction of the Cyril Funeral Home. Williams was born 27-Oct-1907 at Fletcher to Jim and Gertrude Bedford Williams. He married Lottie Ruth Herbert 02-Mar-1927 at Fletcher. In 1928 the couple moved to Cyril where he farmed and was a service station operator. In 1959 they moved to Hobart, Kiowa county, Ok. where they owned and operated the Dairy Queen until his retirement in 1974. He served as the Mayor of Hobart from 1974 until 1979. In 1980 he returned to Cyril where he served as a deacon in the First Baptist Church. Preceding him in death were his parents; one son, Herbert Williams, who was killed in an automobile accident in 1962; and three brothers. Survivors include his wife, two sons, one daughter, one brother, three sisters and nine grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------