Show father of press employee dies word was received at the press office of the death of dell mcwilliams father of mrs david hixson on tuesday april ath at the durango hospital he had been in ill health several months dell mcwilliams was born in barber county kan oct 15 1887 and came to colorado ahei when he was a year old lie he has lived till all of his life in durango colo and aztec N M and has been employed the past nine years vears by the durango lumber co besides his wife bertha he is survived by one daughter mrs david hixson of dove creek two sons wayne of monte vista and robert of aztec two sisters mrs george bowra of aztec ind and mrs lowell van orman onnan of san pedro calif and six grand children one son dell jr proceeded him in death in 1943 the funeral was held at the hood mortuary in durango at 9 2 p m thursday with the rev floyd painton officiating burial was made in the aztec cemetery |