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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271163
Title: Billydee "Bil" T. Williams
Date: 3/3/1985-12/16/2023
Inscription/Marks: 3/3/1985
Summary: Billydee T. Williams, 38, Williston, ND, passed away December 16, 2023, at the CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Williston, ND. Billydee Terrell Williams was born March 3, 1985. Born and raised in Wilmington, DE, Bil was a man of many trades. Growing up, he was a great athlete and was always playing sports. He met the mother of his five girls at one of his basketball games and soon after moved to Williston, ND. Bil loved his new home and there finally had his two sons he said he worked so hard for. Billydee was a great father and took pride in caring for each and every one of them. He made sure everyone around him was supported and helped out when they were in need. Bil was so generous and always showed love no matter who it was. He had a strong presence and a great sense of humor. He could put a smile on anyone’s face, and lit up the room with his smile. Bil loved the outdoors. He loved to camp and was the ultimate fisherman. He especially loved catfish. He always took camping and fishing trips with The Family, and always made sure everyone had the best time. Billydee was a great man. He will be missed by so many, the greatest there ever was. Bil is survived by his five daughters, Tyah, Felisa, Delaina, Aleena, and Jaylah; his two sons, Zo and Tysce; as well as his sisters, Yvette and Latisha. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gail Green and David Williams; and his stepfather, Richard Edward Wilson.
Red ID: FND_I_78650 Image ID: 557344 Image Notes: FND001 271163

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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