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Bryan County, Oklahoma

Bennington Cemetery
Bennington, Oklahoma

Deceased Name: Nelson A. "Chief" Williams, Jr.

© Durant Daily Democrat

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

May 19, 1952 ~ Jan. 7, 2006

Nelson A. "Chief" Williams, Jr. age 53, Bennington, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, in Ada. Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Cornerstone Indian Baptist Church in Bennington. Rev. Olin Williams and Rev. Jim Parrish will officiate. 

Chief was born May 19, 1952, in Talihina to Nelson A. and Samantha (Fobb) Williams of Bennington. 

He enjoyed his job working at Bennington School and was a number one fan of the basketball team. He liked working with horses and watching his niece ride in playdays. He was her horse handler. He loved his family and all the kids at the school. His presence will truly be missed. 

He was a member of Chishoktak Indian Presbyterian Church of Bennington. 

Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, brothers-in-law Daniel Barboan and Delbert Brock and nephew Jason Brock. 

He is survived by sisters Sue Folsom and husband Mike of Bennington, Shirley Barboan of Durant, Anita Marie Navarro of Montclair, Calif., and Bertha Brock of Tulsa; 10 nieces; 10 nephews; 19 great-nieces; 22 great-nephews; two great-great nieces and one great-great nephew. 

Family hour will be Tuesday at the Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home from 6-7 p.m. Internment will be at the Bennington Cemetery with Brian Folsom, Brett Converse, Nathaniel Folsom, Jarvis Hamill, Terry Cole and Travis Cheek serving as pallbearers. 

Condolences may be sent to the family at dhfh@communicomm.com.

Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements.  

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