Obit of Busby III, William "Bill" Wakefield - Washington County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Terri     16 Oct 2005
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Surnames: Busby, Medus, Powell, Ives, Wilkinson

from 3-20-2003 Examiner Enterprise

William W. Busby III

William "Bill" Wakefield Busby III, 46, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma was the 
son of William Wakefield Busby Jr. and Helen Medus. He was born on August 
31, 1956 in Perry, Oklahoma and died March 18, 2003 at his residence.

Bill was a 1974 graduate of Perry High School. He was a three time State 
Champion in wrestling and an All State Wrestler. He wrestled at the 
University of Auburn and the University of Oklahoma. He was a 1979 
graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he received his law degree. 
He was a partner in the Law Firm of Garrison, Brown, Carlson and Buchanan 
in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He enjoyed playing golf and was an avid 
supporter of Perry Maroons wrestling.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2003 at the St. Marks 
Episcopal Church in Perry, Oklahoma. Rev. Bill Powell will officiate. 
Interment will be at Grace Hill Cemetery. Services are under the direction 
of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Perry Takedown Club or the American Diabetes 
Association. Contributions may be made in care of Brown-Dugger Funeral 
Home.

Bill is survived by one daughter, Breka Busby of Tulsa, Oklahoma; his 
mother, Helen Ives of Tulsa, Oklahoma; two brothers, Brian Busby and his 
wife Diane, of Perry, Oklahoma and Baron Busby and his wife Angie, of 
Tulsa, Oklahoma and one sister, Brooks Wilkinson of Clearwater, Florida.

He was preceded in death by his father, William Wakefield Busby Jr.
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