William W. Dyess
William W. Dyess, 87, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. He was a native of Rosinton and a resident of Elsanor.
Dyess was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he served mostly during the Pacific Theatre on the USS Mississippi. He was the owner and operator for many years of Dyess Timber Inc.
Survivors include a daughter, Clela Reed of Athens, Ga.; a son, William W. Dyess Jr. of Crestview, Fla.; a sister, Esther Riendeau of Robertsdale; two half-sisters, Alma Cloud of Pensacola and Irma Cox of Portland, Ore.; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Elsanor.
A visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Mack Funeral Home in Robertsdale.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Red Cross, 853 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36602.
Arrangements are by Mack Funeral Home and Crematory in Robertsdale.
William W. Dyess
William W. Dyess, 87, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. He was a native of Rosinton and a resident of Elsanor.
Dyess was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he served mostly during the Pacific Theatre on the USS Mississippi. He was the owner and operator for many years of Dyess Timber Inc.
Survivors include a daughter, Clela Reed of Athens, Ga.; a son, William W. Dyess Jr. of Crestview, Fla.; a sister, Esther Riendeau of Robertsdale; two half-sisters, Alma Cloud of Pensacola and Irma Cox of Portland, Ore.; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Elsanor.
A visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Mack Funeral Home in Robertsdale.
The family suggests that memorial donations be made to the American Red Cross, 853 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36602.
Arrangements are by Mack Funeral Home and Crematory in Robertsdale.
Family Members
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Ada Mae Dyess Cooper
1898–1974
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George Winfield Dyess
1900–1937
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Mollie Pearl Dyess Dasinger
1902–1979
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Edward Elijah Dyess
1903–1986
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Willis R. Dyess
1905–1997
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Mertie Irene Phillips Hastings
1905–1957
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Joseph Jacob Dyess
1907–1946
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Etta Pearl "Sugar" Phillips Woodard
1907–1985
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James Manuel Dyess
1911–1981
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Cecil Isaiah "Ike" Dyess
1913–1986
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Alma Dyess Cloud
1916–2012
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Irma Elizabeth Dyess Cox
1918–2012
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