William Francis Fallwell was known as Willie Fallwell. Willie was the third of 15 children born to Leander Franklin Fallwell & Donnie Ella Bailey. He lived in Oklahoma City most of his adult life and served as a police officer for the Oklahoma City Police Department.

All of his nieces & nephews have stories to tell about their memories of Uncle Willie and his wife, Aunt Annie. Uncle Willie died on August 24, 1958, just three years before his youngest brother, Cecil E.C. Fallwell died. Willie and Annie are the parents of Curtis Cleo Fallwell, who was born when Cecil was a little over two years old. Cecil & Curtis were more like brothers than Uncle and Nephew.

Willie Fallwell will be long remembered by his many family members and friends. He was affectionately known to his grandchildren as "Big Daddy".

Written by his niece, Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson

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Obituary:

William F. Fallwell, 76, of 2008 S. Shartel, a retired city policeman, died unexpectedly early Sunday in Capitol Hill General hospital (Oklahoma City, OK). He had suffered a stroke late Saturday evening.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Guardian funeral chapel, with burial in Sunnylane cemetery.

Born Oct. 15, 1983 near Carthage, Texas, Fallwell came to Oklahoma in 1906, living first in Paden (this is incorrect, it should read Payson in Lincoln County, OK), later in Meeker and Okemah, and moving to Oklahoma City in 1923. He served with the police force from 1924 until his retirement in 1944. He was a member of the Christian church.

Survivors are his wife, Annie; one son, Curtis, 3010 S. Shartel; one step-son, Clyde E. Lake, Denver; one step-daughter, Mrs. Ellen Forbes, 3104 S. Villa; three brothers, Walter C. Fallwell, 1421 NE 23; Conrad Fallwell, 2240 SW 19; and Cecil E.C. Fallwell, 2914 SW 14; three sisters, Mrs. Vinnie Britton of Carthage, Texas, and Mrs. Moiena Rader, Bakersfield, Calif.; two grandchildren, one great-grandchild, five step-grand-children and 15 step-great-grandchildren.

Printed in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on August 25, 1958, Page 16.