William Sexton

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Herald-Telephone on 2 Jan 1985 in Bloomington, McLean, IL. ¹ William Ray Sexton, 53, of 5889 E. Ind. 46, died Monday at Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento, Calif., following a short illness. Born Feb. 10, 1931, in Bloomington, he was the son of Doyle and Nadah B. (McLahlan) Sexton. He had retired as an electrician from the University of Texas due to disability. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean conflict.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis (Davis) Sexton; his mother of Bloomington; three daughters, Nadah C. Sexton of Bloomington, Eugenia L. Wilson of Oxnard, Calif., and Aksania W. Inman of Solsberry; two sons, John W and Chessley Sexton, both of Bloomington; three stepsons, Emmet Beeker of Plattsburg, N.Y., Daniel Beeker of Edmond, Okla., and Charles Beeker of Bloomington; one stepdaughter, Catherine Beeker of College Park, Md.; two brothers, David Sexton of Columbus and Robert Sexton of Des Moines, Iowa, and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1957.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Allen Funeral Home in Bloomington with William Roberts officiating.
Burial will be in Clear Creek Cemetery. Veterans of Foreign Wars and The American Legion will conduct graveside military rites. Friends may call 4-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana in care of Allen Funeral Home.

William married Phyllis Irene Davis, daughter of Joseph Alvin Dean Davis and Thelma Lucile Collins. (Phyllis Irene Davis was born on 13 Jan 1931 in Bloomington, Monroe, IN,^{2 3 4 5 6} died on 30 Sep 1999 in Bloomington, Monroe, IN ^{4 6} and was cremated on 2 Oct 1999 in Nashville: Duncan Cemetery, Brown, IN ^{4 6}.)