Funeral services for William Oscar ‘Bill’ Flowers, 74, of Silsbee will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Honey Island Assembly of God Church with Rev. Earl Crawford officiating. Interment will follow in Brackin Cemetery in Honey Island. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm Friday at Farmer Funeral Home.
Mr. Flowers died May 23, 2007 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.
A native of Honey Island, Bill had lived in Silsbee for many years. He worked as a foreman in Hardin County Precinct 1 before retiring. Mr. Flowers was also a US Army veteran.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence R. and Beatrice Highsmith Flowers, stepson Bobby Battle and brother Glenn Flowers.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Burge Flowers of Silsbee; sons William Flowers and Daniel Flowers, both of Beaumont; stepsons Harold Battle, Jr. of Silsbee, Robert Battle of Lumberton, Ricky Battle of Silsbee and Steven Battle, also of Silsbee; daughter Deborah Ann Cunningham of Dayton; brothers Clarence Flowers and Howard Flowers, both of Honey Island and sister Charlotte Wheeler of Honey Island.
Pallbearers are Weldon Flowers, Brad Flowers, Greg Flowers, Corey Flowers, Wade Carrell and Jeff Roden. Honorary pallbearers are Vernon Hooks and Joe Blackmon.