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Hannibal Courier-Post, Missouri; Friday, February 17, 2006 (GenealogyBank.com):

LOUISIANA - Billie A. Williams, 92, of Louisiana, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Collier Funeral home in Louisiana. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Williams was born Oct. 15, 1923, in Pocahontas, Ark., to George and Ethel Foster. She was married to Lawrence A. Traw, Victor L. Hallows and William Ivan Williams. All three preceded her in death.

Survivors include two daughters, Margaret E. Adams Kerley of Bowling Green, and Ruby Victoria Gerding of Yuma, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four sons, George Albert Traw, William Leonard Hallows, Frank Allen Hallows and David Myrick Hallows; two daughters, Edna Blanch Hallows and Laura Evelyn Hallows; one grandchild, Allan Traw; and four great-great-grandchildren.

; Steele County Press; Finley, North Dakota; Thursday, May 2, 1968; Page 3 (Newspapers.com):

BENZMILLER DEVAULT ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mitchell of Ayr recently announced the engagement of their daughter, Sonja Rae Benzmiller, to Sgt. Gerald W. Devault, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Devault, Rolla, Missouri. Miss Benzmiller is a graduate of Ayr High School and Bernel Hair Styling College, Minot. She is employed at Minot. Sergeant Devault is a graduate of Rolla High School and is stationed at the Minot AFB. An August 2 wedding is planned.

NOTE: Sonia remarried to Robert C. Glasbrenner (1933-1992) on 15 AUG 1980 at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was previously married to Gloria Johnson and had sons Charles Arthur (1959) and Brian Scott Glasbrenner (1965).

; Leader - Telegram; Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Wednesday, April 15, 2020; Page A4 (Newspapers.com):

GLASBRENNER, Sonia R., 74, of Eau Claire died Friday at Grace Woodlands in Eau Claire.

Smith Funeral Chapel, Eau Claire, is handling arrangements.

Obituary -- The Lebanon Daily Record; Missouri; Friday, May 5, 2006 (GenealogyBank.com):

Hildred Forner, 66, of Lebanon, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at St. John's Hospital-Springfield.

He was born March 29, 1940, in Lebanon, to Ivey Mitchell Forner and Nadine Long.

On June 6, 1964, he married Norma Devault.

He was a maintenance worker and of the Pentecostal faith.

Survivors include his wife, Norma, of the home; a daughter, Vickie Ratliff, of Lebanon; two brothers, Bob Forner, of Vancouver, Wash. and Charles Forner, of St. Joseph; a sister, Geri Green, of Lebanon, also other relatives.

Services for Hildred Forner will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2006, at Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church across from the airport. Burial will be at a later date under the direction of Thieme-Shadel Funeral Service at Colonial Chapel of Lebanon.

A memorial has been established and may be left at the chapel.

; The Daily Law Journal-Record; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Wednesday, February 5, 1958 (Newspapers.com):

Marriage Licenses

Gerald W. Devault, 21, Rolla, MO, and Helen Pilgrim, 19, of 1315 NW 9.

Helen later remarried to William Hudson.

OBITUARY - Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery (https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/oklahoma-city-ok/helen-hudson-10848843)

Helen Nadine Hudson was born August 4, 1938, in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Willie and Christine (Kirk) Pilgrim. Helen was called home by the Lord on July 15, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 83.

A visitation for Helen will be held Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Oklahoma City. A funeral service will occur Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Park Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

Helen attended school in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, where she graduated in 1956. She was the 4th child out of seven siblings. Her Daddy was a farmer; she worked in the fields, milked cows, and tended the garden like all her brothers and sisters.

Helen moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after graduation living in the YWCA with her roommate, Froncine Powell, who became a lifetime friend. She married Gerald Devault in 1958. He was in the USAF and they lived in many different places – her favorite being when they lived in Spain. They were blessed with two sons, Larry and Donald.

Gerald and Helen were divorced in 1964. She then moved to Duncan, Oklahoma, where she worked as a steam operator for Hagger Slacks. In 1967, she moved back to Oklahoma City where she worked for the Department of Safety and later the Oklahoma Security Commission.

In 1971, Helen married William R. (Monk) Hudson. He was in the Masonic Lodge and they enjoyed going to different cities where he marched at many funerals. They were also lifetime members of the Oklahoma Americans and enjoyed going to their activities.

Helen was a wonderful mother and loved raising her sons. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had an abundance of friends whom she cherished. She also loved attending the Church of Christ where she was a member since she was a teenager. She loved the Lord and read her Bible daily.

Helen was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William (Monk) Hudson, her parents, her sister, Willie Mae Tucker, and 3 brothers Bobby Gene Pilgrim, Alva Otis Pilgrim, and Jerry Wayne Pilgrim.

She is survived by her sons, Larry Devault and wife, Carole, Donald Devault and wife, Cheryl, and her step-daughter, Kandi Hudson, her sister Marie Kuntz and husband, Robert, her brother, Carl Pilgrim and Mary Kay Fisher. She also is survived by 3 grandsons, Bobby, Willie, and Christopher Devault, one granddaughter, Stevi Devault, many great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and loving friends.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MemorialParkOKC.com for the Hudson family.