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James Burton Williams, 60, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, in Graham. Funeral services were held Aug. 11 in Morrison Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve King, pastor of Birdwell Lane Baptist Church in Big Spring, officiating. Burial followed in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.
James was born on Oct. 12, 1947, in Abilene to the late Otis R. and Lillian Flodine (Woolf) Williams. He married Carman Jean Bond in Graham. James was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked in the oilfield for many years. Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Carman Williams of Graham; three sons, James Ray Buford of Abilene, Timmy Williams and wife Tina of Abilene and Monty Bond and Lacy Sweeney of Graham; one daughter, Jamie Taylor and Chad Thomas of Sweetwater; four sisters, Mary Fortune and husband Fred of Hamby, Nita Massey and husband Lee Roy of Hamby, Sharon Slaughter and husband Carl of Abilene, and Jackie Soto and husband Jessie of Abilene; one brother, Jimmy Williams and wife Faye of Fort Worth; five grandchildren, Cody Ray, Kelsey Taylor, McKinley Taylor, Karah Bond and Tryston Pertile; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Otis Lee Williams in 2006. |