DAVID LEE WILLIAMS, 72, passed away in Ranger,
TX on Dec. 26, 2003, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery
at Ranger.
Mr. Williams was born on Jan. 14, 1931 in Ranger to
Addie H. & Verdie (Wilhelm) Williams. He married
Bettye L. Wymer (RHS-1950) in May of 1949 in Ranger.
He served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a member
of the First Christian Church of Ranger. Mr. Williams
worked in the oil business as a drilling consultant in
Libya, Venezuela, West Africa, Bahamas, Mexico, Egypt,
Kuwait, Brazil, the Rocky Mountain area of the United
States, and West Texas. His career spanned from 1950
to 1994, at which time he retired in Ranger.
Mr. Williams' survivors include wife, Bettye Williams
of Ranger; daughter, Jolene Williams (RHS-1969) of
Ranger; brothers, Bobby Gene Williams (RHS-1948) of
Arlington & Kenneth Lee Williams (RHS-1950) of Ranger;
sisters, Geneva Lois Garbo (RHS-1939) & Ruth Williams
(RHS-1953), both of Arlington; grandchildren, Robert
David Needham & Justin Gene Koerner (RHS-1999), both
of Ranger; four great-grand-children; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers,
A.J. Williams (RHS-1945), Elmer Williams (RHS-1945),
and Linden A. Williams (RHS-1943).