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Friday, October 9, 2009

BEN WILLIAMS

Our Deepest Sympathy to Ben's Family!
JERRY DIGNEY Solders & Digney (1974) Ben Williams first rode an elephant when he was 4 months old. “He knew their moves, and they knew his moves,” said his mother, Barbara Woodcock, 75. Williams later thrilled crowds as he rode Anna May — billed as the “world’s smartest performing elephant.”


Ben Harold Williams
Born:
Jan. 18, 1953.Died: Oct. 2, 2009.Survivors: Wife, Darlene; daughters, Stormy and Skye; mother, Barbara and stepfather William "Buckles" Woodcock; sister, Dalilah; brother, Shannon. Ben is also survived by his sisters Darlene Ava Williams, Renee Williams Senn, his other daughter Jennifer Williams Doby; three grandchildren; one great-grandson.
Memorial gathering: 4 p.m. Nov. 14; Showfolks Club of Sarasota, 5204 N Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota.

(from Tampa Bay Online)
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