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Press Argus Courier (Van Buren, AR) — Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Bill (Billy Ray) Marshall passed from this life on Nov. 4, 2011, after an extended illness. Born on May 13, 1928, on the family farm in Uniontown, Ark., he was the fifth child of Thomas "Tom" Lindsey Marshall and Sylvia "Ruth" Comstock Marshall. Bill was preceded in death by his mother, father and four siblings, Almedia Haleen Russell, Temperance Marjorie Hilbert, Ralph Randolph Marshall and Homer James Marshall.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley Jean Crews Marshall; three children, Ruth Irene Renauld, Patricia Jean Mouser and her husband Perry and Thomas Ray Marshall and his wife Luz; four grandchildren, one stepgrandchild and three great-grandsons.
After graduating from Oklahoma City High School in 1946, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and served until December 1949. Following his military service, Bill married his devoted wife of 61 years, Shirley Jean Crews, daughter of Jule Garrett Crews and Beulah Irene Bramell Crews.
Bill attended Oklahoma University and received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1953. He was then hired by Continental Oil Co. (Conoco) in the land department. During his 31 years with Conoco, Bill and his family lived in Wichita, Kan., Wichita Falls, Texas, Denver Colo., Salt Lake City, Utah, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Calif., Midland, Texas, and Oklahoma City. He made many lifelong friends in many of those locations before retiring in 1985.
When Bill retired, he and Shirley moved to their farm in rural Lincoln, Mo., where they lived until moving to Round Rock, Texas, in August of 2010. Bill was a 32 degree Mason for over 60 years, a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry at Fort Smith and the Free and Accepted Masons of Uniontown Lodge No. 395. He was a lifelong Christian (baptized at the age of 15 in Oklahoma City) and a current member of Round Rock Christian Church.
A celebration of Bill's life will be held at Round Rock Christian Church on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Round Rock Christian Church or the charity of your choice.

Birth	1929	Crawford County, Arkansas
Death	4 Nov 2011

Father	Thomas Lindsey Marshall (1891 - 1979)
Mother	Sylvia Ruth Comstock (1898 - 1984)
Sibling	Almedia Haleen Marshall (1915 - 1998)
Sibling	Temperance Marjorie Marshall (1917 - 1989)
Sibling	Ralph Randolph Marshall (1919 - 2000)
Sibling	Homer James Marshall (1925 - 2010)