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Submitted: 5/1/21 • Approved: 5/3/21 • Last Updated: 5/6/21 • R415352-G0-S3
US Army
World War II
1921-2001
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
FRITCH - Billy Emmett Winters, 79, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. Ray Adams, from Tennessee, officiating. Interment will be in The Garden of Love at Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch.
Mr. Winters was born in Stephenville and had been a Fritch resident since 1952 and an area resident since 1926. He was director of purchasing for Phillips Petroleum Co. and served in the Army during World War II in the 45th and 103rd divisions in the European Theater. He attended Tarleton State College, was a Boy Scout leader and was a member of First Baptist Church in Phillips.
Survivors include four sons, Gary Winters of Howardwick, John Winters of Jolon, Calif., and Billy D. Winters and Calvin Winters, both of Fritch; a daughter, Nancy Bruce of Fritch; a brother, Willis Winters of Odessa; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
(Published in Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 21, 2001)
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Billy Emmett Winters
Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1921
Birth County: Erath
Certificate Number: 54432
Roll Number: 1921_0017
Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
Name: Billy E Winters
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1921
Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1942
Marriage Place: Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Spouse: Audrey E Robertson
Film Number: 001869738
Social Security Death Index
Name: Billy E. Winters
Born: 20 Sep 1921
Died: 19 Feb 2001
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Billy Emmett Winters [Billy E Winters]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1921
Birth Place: Stephenville, Texas
Death Date: 19 Feb 2001
Father:
Emmett C Winters
Mother:
Willie F Gray
Notes: Jun 1939: Name listed as BILLY EMMETT WINTERS; 22 Feb 2001: Name listed as BILLY E WINTERS
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