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Don Douglas "Dink" Williams

Male 1935 - 2021  (85 years)


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  • Name Don Douglas "Dink" Williams 
    Nickname Dink 
    Born 20 Oct 1935  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Apr 2021  Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 15 Apr 2021  Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Mr. Don Douglas "Dink" Williams, age 85, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Conyers, Georgia.

      He was born October 20, 1935, in Sabine County, Texas, to parents Sarah Jane (Horton) and Dink Douglas Williams and spent his growing years around Bronson, Texas. Dink and his family lived in the Lumberton, Texas, area for several years and he worked for Santa Fe Railroad. After retirement he and Bettie moved to the Beechwood/Fairmount community on Toledo Bend near Hemphill, Texas, where they made their home until relocating to Georgia with family.

      Dink joined the Centerview Baptist Church in his younger years and was active with Yellowpine-Macedonia Baptist Church during the past several years living in Sabine County.

      He proudly served his country as a veteran and was a faithful participant with the O.P. Pate Memorial American Legion Unit 197 in Hemphill.

      His survivors include his wife, Bettie June (Easley) Williams; a son, Alan Williams and wife Rebekah; grandchildren, James and Krystal Whatley, Nathaniel Ryan Whatley, Megan Williams and Glen Channey, Mycah and Juan Esparza, Manda and Tyler Reese, and Nico Pittman; and great-grandchildren, Shaelyn, Luke, and Chasten Whatley, Nathan and Nicole Miller, Lyla and Landon Reese, and Cesia and Candace Esparza.

      In addition to his parents, Dink was preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Elizabeth Duplechin, in 1996.

      Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Yellowpine-Macedonia Baptist Church, located at the intersection of Hwy. 87 and FM 2343 in the Yellowpine community (Sabine County), with Pastor T. A. Lane officiating. Interment will follow at the Centerview Cemetery, located at 1000 Centerview Road, Pineland, Texas.

      Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine, Texas.

      Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences.

      Services are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.

      Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, April 14, 2021, page 4
    Person ID I48087  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2022 

    Family Bettie June Easley,   b. 6 Sep 1934, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 2021, Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F14442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Oct 1935 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Apr 2021 - Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Apr 2021 - Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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