William C. Halsey
 
      William C. "Bill" Halsey, 74, died April 29, 1997, at Alva, OK.
      He was born Oct. 10, 1922 at Shook, the son of Andrew Clyde and
      Jessie Caroline Williams Halsey. An Anthony resident, he was a
      retired routeman for Rainbow Bread Co.
      
      He was a member of Christian Church, American Legion, Odd Fellows 
      Lodge and Quails Unlimited, all of Anthony, and American Bowling
      Congress.
      
      On Oct. 25, 1941, he married Ann L. Lukens at Medicine Lodge. She
      died Aug. 30, 1995.
      
      Survivors includ: a son, William Michael, Wichita; a daughter, DiAnna
      Waldschmidt, Alva, Ok; two borthers, Jack, Kingman, AZ, and Wayne,
      Wichita; a sister, Irene Dilts, Littleton, CO; and four grandchildren.
      
      Funeral services were held Thursday, May 1, 1997, at Elliott Mortuary,
      Anthony, with the Rev. John Schnelle presiding. Burial was in the
      Spring Grove Cemetery, Anthony.
      
      Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society Lung Division 
      in care of the mortuary.
      
      Source: The Barber County Index, May 7, 1997