Jones Co., TX - Obituaries - William J. "Billie" Buie *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** William J. "Billie" Buie Funeral services for William J. "Billie" Buie, III was held at St. John's Methodist Church. The 16 year old former Stamford youth died Thursday, 17 June 1937 in Mineral Wells of malaria-typhoid. Billie graduated from Thomas Jefferson High school in San Antonio with scholarship honors only days before his death and was a former honor student of the Stamford High school. Billie was born here 30 April 1921, and lived most of his life here until 1936 when he spent the winter in Pampa and attended the Pampa High school and last year he stayed in San Antonio and attended school there. Rev. E.A. Reed, pastor of St. John's Methodist church, conducted services. Burial was in Highland cemetery. Baum and Carlock Funeral home brought the body to Stamford. Survivors: mother - Mrs. J.T. Wilson of Pampa; father - W.J. Buie of Mineral Wells; grandfather - W.J. Buie of El Paso, 2 aunts - Mrs. Harlan Noel of San Antonio, Mrs. W.H. Peters of Pampa. Barrow Funeral Home records Stamford, Texas