William Eugene Caldwell, 72, Bokoshe, OK passed away, April 5, 2012, in Bokoshe. He was born September 7, 1939, at Milton, OK, to Juanita Ina (Fox) Culwell and William Hershel Culwell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of Bokoshe First Baptist Church and a greens keeper for golf courses.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son William Kyle Caldwell, step-fathers Tommie Simpson and John Baggs, sister Loretta (Culwell) Fowler, brother-in-law Loyal Fowler, and sister Dolores (Simpson) Best.
William is survived by his wife Priscilla J. (Swanson) Caldwell of the home; nine children, Kerrie (Caldwell) Venancio of Nipomo, CA, Shawna (Caldwell) Duval of Plumas Lake, CA, Chad Caldwell of Lompoc, CA, Ryan Caldwell of Grass Valley, CA, Michelle Rondone-Figueroa of Sacramento, CA, Lorraine (Rondone) Brousseau of Medford, OR, Darlene (Rondone) Elliott of Sacramento, CA, George Edwards, Jr. of Elk Grove, CA and Richard Edwards of Bokoshe, OK; twenty five grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two brothers, Bobby Culwell of Poteau, OK and Jimmy Simpson of Hawaii; three sisters, Mary Ellen Mobbs of Atoka, OK, Perma Lea Toler of Oroville, CA and Emma Lee Lovell of Shady Point, OK; beloved cousins, Norma Jean and Darrell Moreland of Panama, OK, Kenny Fox of Shady Point, OK, C.W. (Wayne) Fox of Washington; beloved nephew of Sue (Hutcherson) Culwell of Bokoshe, OK; numerous uncles, cousins, friends and other family members too many to name.