William "Willie" Edward Sturdevant was born on November 7, 1934 in Roxton Texas to E.E. Sturdevant and Novie True Mitchell. He is survived by children, Shari Ponath, Richard Sturdevant, Linda Wilmeth and James Sturdevant, 11 grandchildren, and 8 Great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Bevery Sturdevant of 46 years and 20 brothers and sisters.
William was the 19th child out of the 21 siblings he had. He owned his company, "Willie's Forklift Service" and worked as a forklift mechanic. He was a member of the American Legion and a VFW-Veterans of Foreign Law. William enjoyed playing country and western music in his band Willie & The Jokers.
Everyone is welcome to come to James's house to visit and tell memories about Dad after we say our final goodbyes.