Wesley O.B. Williams

Wesley O.B. Williams, 79, of Millsap, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth after a lengthy illness.Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 25 at Poe Prairie Cemetery in Millsap with Rev. Homer Youngblood officiating. Pallbearers are his grandsons, Doug Williams, Brandon Williams, Wade Williams, Caleb Williams, Cody Bridges, Derek Edwards, Doug Hart and Ben Hart. Family will receive friends at O.B. and Helen's home immediately after services. Funeral Arrangements are through White's Funeral Home in Mineral Wells.O.B. was born May 17, 1926 in Millsap to Aurther E. and Beaulah May Williams, who owned the local cafe. He loved to hunt the hills around Millsap with his dog "Po' Boy" until he joined the army at age 18 and served his country as Second Scout, Company "L" 120th Infantry in Germany during WWII. After the war, he went to work for Trans Pacific Railroad in 1946. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company worked alongside the railroad installing telephone lines. A foreman for Bell noticed O.B. and offered him a job in 1949 from which he would retire 32 years later, in 1981. Traveling as a lineman for Bell, he met Helen Spurger of San Angelo and they married on February 8, 1953. They returned to Millsap in 1960 and bought a 93 acre farm where they raised a family of five. They recently celebrated their 52nd anniversary. After retiring, O.B. began to collect and restore old fly wheel engines. He pursued his hobby with a passion until his health began to decline in 2000. He then turned to dominoes and played every chance he had. He even played dominoes in his hospital bed. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Glen B. Williams; and son, Butch Williams. He was a loving husband, father, and "Grandpa" who will be deeply missed by all of his loved ones and those who knew him. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Charles E. Andrews of Dialysis Associates in Fort Worth for the exceptional care he provided to allow the best quality of life possible for the "Ol' Pro".Survivors: loving wife, Helen; children, Dennis Williams and wife, Shelia, Wesley Williams and wife, Debbie, Sharon Walters and husband, Mike, Donna Heyworth and husband, Chuck; 16 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren; sister, Bonnie Hogue; sister-in-law, Norma McNew; and numerous nieces and nephews.