Forrest Gene Williams

Forrest Bill Williams, 78, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011. Services are scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 8, 2011 at Morrison Memorial Chapel in Dumas. Pastor Joe Goodin will be officiating. Interment will follow in Dumas Cemetery. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Forrest was born on January 7, 1933 in Electra, Texas to W.J.B. and Anna Bell Williams. He graduated from Dumas High School in 1951. He was a member of First Baptist Church and has been a resident of Dumas since 1944. Forrest served his country in the US Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. After the service, he was employed as a machinist on oil rigs, and later went to work for Diamond Shamrock. He loved the outdoors, and spent his entire lifetime hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents one sister, Acena Christian and four brothers, Waard Williams, Dudley Williams, Ronnie Williams and W. J. Williams. Forrest is survived by one sister, Odeane Kight of Owasso, Oklahoma several nieces and nephews and many extended family members. The family suggests memorials be to Meals on Wheels, P. O. Box 1535, Dumas, TX 79029.