Introduction

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Born: Oc­to­ber 17, 1929, Craig­head Coun­ty, Ar­kan­sas.

Died: Au­gust 2, 2014, Mur­ray, Ken­tuc­ky.

Buried: Ita­wam­ba Me­mo­ri­al Gar­dens, Ful­ton, Mis­sis­sip­pi.

Biography

William was the son of Hen­ry Daw­son Jeff­coat and Eu­nice Fran­ces Swaf­ford.

He was edu­cat­ed at Ita­wam­ba Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege; Mem­phis State Uni­ver­si­ty; Freed-Har­de­man Col­lege, Hen­der­son, Ten­nes­see; and the Hard­ing Gra­du­ate School of Re­li­gion (now the Hard­ing School of Theo­lo­gy), Memp­his, Ten­nes­see.

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