Spouse & Children

Hazel Lynch William B. French (1927-1972) Pauline French (1929-1937) Willard Earl French (1933-2001) Virginia Ann French (1936-1960) Mary Jo French (1939-2012) Thomas Ray French (1941-1994) Wanda Lou French (1944-2024)        Vera Jeanette Pierce

Brothers & Sisters

Pinkney Lanie French (1898-1971) Unknown French (1898-1900) Lillie French (1901-1910) Lula Jane French (1904-1966) James Bryant French (1911-1969)

Willie B. French CAMDEN Services for Willie B. French, 78, will be at 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church with the Revs. Dwight Haskins and Mitchell Rayburn officiating. Burial will be in Crossroads Cemetery with Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home in charge. Mr. French died Thursday at Benton County General Hospital. Born and reared in Benton County, he was a retired mechanic and a member of Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vera Pierce French; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Jo Norwood of Dyersburg and Mrs. Wanda Trout of Camden; two sons, Williard French of Orlando, Fla., and Thomas French of Camden; 11 grandchildren; and three great- great- grandchildren.⁷

Sources:

1. Application for Social Security Number
2. Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
3. Camden Chronicle
4. Marriage License of Willie B. French & Hazel Lynch #335
5. Marriage License of Willie B. French and Vera Potter
6. Last Will and Testament of W.B. French
7. The Jackson Sun, 23 Mar 1980, Sun, Page 37