Obituary: ‘Bill’ Wilford Ray Burgett

‘Bill’ Wilford Ray Burgett
Sept. 28, 1928 ~ Feb. 3, 2018

Bill was born to Almer Harrison and Viola Jane Burgett on Sept. 28, 1928, in Slick, Okla. He attended the local country school until moving to Beggs, Okla., in the late 30s. Upon moving to the city he decided that city schools weren’t for him and quit after finishing the fifth grade.
Bill worked as a young boy in the cotton fields…