Forest Evert WILLIAMS

1918 - 2009  (90 years)

• Name	Forest Evert WILLIAMS  [2, 3]
  	Forest "Evert" Williams, 90, longtime Kimball resident, died at the Kimball County Manor and went to be with his Lord on Monday, May 18, 2009. Funeral services were held on Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Cantrell Funeral Home with Reverend Roger Gillming officiating. Burial was at the in the Kimball Cemetery. Forest "Evert" Williams was born in Leedey, OK on August 19, 1918, the son of Reverend Johnnie and Lillie Williams. He was raised and attended school in Leedey. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Pauline Addington on April 29, 1940. His family and friends in Oklahoma always referred to him as "Snooks" and while in Kimball he was known as Evert. The couple lived throughout Kansas while he worked in the oil fields. He was a "rig pusher" for Herndon Drilling. They lived in Sterling, Colorado for years before relocating to McCook and then to Kimball. While in Kimball, Evert worked for Neff Trucking, Rocky Mountain Trucking, J & M Trucking and Orbit Drilling. His CB call sign was "ball-headed push". Evert enjoyed volunteering as a baseball umpire and he spent many hours working on the rebuilding Oliver Reservoir. His efforts in working for the betterment of the local community resulted in him being chosen for the "Man of the Year" award in 1982. After retirement he worked for Kimball Co-op grocery and the Kimball Public Schools. Evert really enjoyed mowing lawns for the school district and working outdoors. He enjoyed golfing, fishing at Lake Oliver, Lake McConaughy and along rivers for catfish. Survivors include his wife Pauline of Kimball; son Jerry (Sharon) Williams of Kimball; daughter Linda Williams of Kimball; grandchildren Lisa (Jamie) Cross of Harrisburg, Brian (Ada) Williams of Kimball, Traci Pleiss of Lincoln, and Noelle Jacquot of Casper, WY., Sandy (Doug) Lukassen of Kimball, DeLynn (Mitzi) Elrod of Portland, Shelia (Scott) Hillius of Cambridge, and Vernon (Carolyn) Elrod of LeMoore, CA; 22 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Frank, Eli, Paul and Henry and sister Katie and granddaughter LaTisha Chamberlain. [1]
  Birth	19 Aug 1918	Rhea, Dewey Co., Oklahoma   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Living with parents in Clark, Dewey Co., Oklahoma   [2]
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Waldron, Grady Co., Oklahoma   [4]
  Census	1940	Living with parents in Grant, Dewey Co., Oklahoma   [5]
  Census	1950	Living in Great Bend, Barton Co., Kansas   [6]
  Death	18 May 2009	Kimball, Kimball Co., Nebraska   [1]
  Burial	Kimball Cemetery, Kimball, Kimball Co., Nebraska   [1]
  Person ID	I2396	Main Tree
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Johnnie Franklin WILLIAMS,   b. 13 Feb 1881, Palpinto Co., Texas d. 8 Jun 1953, Oklahoma (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lena M. BASLER,   b. 9 Aug 1881, Arkansas d. 11 Sep 1968 (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	30 Mar 1900	Dewey Co., Oklahoma   [7]
  Family ID	F1283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Pauline ADDINGTON,   b. 27 Dec 1922, Dewey Co., Oklahoma d. 25 May 2009, Kimball, Kimball Co., Nebraska (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Jerry D. WILLIAMS   2. Linda D. WILLIAMS
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S518] 1920 Census Clark, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [S10077] Ancestry.com: U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. [S547] 1930 Census Waldron, Grady County, Oklahoma. [S530] 1940 Census Grant, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [S426] 1950 Census Great Bend, Benton County, Kansas. [S287] Ancestry.com: Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records 1890-1995.