Updated: 18 Apr 2007
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation
May 1998
William L. (Bill) Slavin Sr., born Jan. 18, 1910, in Lexington, Oklahoma, to James Slavin and Dellie Ott Slavin, died May 13, 1998, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He is survived by his wife, Sibyl Slavin, of the home; son, William L. Slavin and wife Patricia of Oklahoma City; daughter, Anita Ross of Oklahoma City; and step-daughter, Marvene Lynch and husband Tim of Choctaw, Oklahoma. Other survivors include grandsons Gregory Slavin, Devron Ross, Lance Ross, and Lane Ross, granddaughters Terri Miller and Tonya Cain; step-grandchildren Kelly Collins of Choctaw and Sean Lynch of Midwest City; and 9 great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a great-granddaughter, Chrystal Miller; brothers Frank, Roy and Thomas; and a half-brother, John Myers. He is also survived by brothers Joe of Burdette, Kansas, Robert of Shawnee, George of Lexington, Jesse of Lawton and sisters Alice Killian of Oklahoma City and Teresa Reed of Pampa, Texas.
Bill Slavin was a wonderful Christian, devoted to his family and his church. He was a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the Southwest Baptist Church for 33 years and a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union #124 for 53 years. He was liked by all who knew him. His funeral was May 16, 1998 in Southwest Baptist Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery Mausoleum in Oklahoma City.
SOURCE: Citizen Potawatomi Nation [Jan 2002]