Willie Bingham was born June 5, 1939, in California, to George and Pearlie Brown Bingham. He passed away Thursday, July 29, 2004, at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a retired farmhand and a friend to many.

Survivors include: two daughters, Bobbie Jo of Bowie, TX, and Stacey of Meridian, OK; one brother, David Bingham, of Duncan, OK; two sisters, Georgia McDaniel of Wichita Falls, TX, and Juanita Dean of Waurika OK; five grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Hazel and Patsy; two brothers, Monroe and Elroy, and one niece, Rowena.

Funeral services for Mr. Bingham were at 1:00 PM, Sunday, August 1, 2004, at the Dudley Funeral Home Chapel in Waurika, Oklahoma with Clarence Mize officiating. Burial was in the Ryan Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Ryan.