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William Trest Obituary
Hattiesburg
Services will be held at 11:30 AM Thursday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home Chapel for Mr. William Carroll Trest, Sr., 78, of Hattiesburg, formerly of Clinton, MS.
He died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Forrest General Hospital.
A private burial will be in Hebron Cemetery in Jones County.
Mr. Trest was a Certified Public Accountant. He retired from the Internal Revenue Service and was a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson, MS. He was a graduate of Jones Jr. College and the University of Southern Mississippi, and a U.S. Navy Veteran.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Juanita Gunter; brothers, Willard, Charles, Bob, Don, and Ray Trest.
He is survived by his wife, Ada Bradshaw Trest of Hattiesburg, formerly of Clinton; a son, William C. Trest, Jr. of Jackson; a daughter, Angela Herzog of Hattiesburg; a son-in-law, Jimmy and granddaughter, Lauren; a brother, Ralph Trest of Laurel; and many special nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to: Homes for Hope in Purvis, MS.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM Thursday at Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home in Hattiesburg.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Maxine & Bill Wright
July 18, 2012
Bill and I send our deepest sympathy for the family of Bill Trest. They were such good neighbors.
Pat, Patti, Carley, Bailey, & Kylie Green
July 18, 2012
Our deepest sympathy
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