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June 24, 2026

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William Ernest Tyson

William Ernest Tyson

Lt. Col. William Ernest “Bill” Tyson (U.S. Army, retired), passed away Oct. 26, 2021. Born April 14, 1942, in Bainbridge, Ga., he was the son of the late Ernest Jones Tyson and the late Hazel Sloan Tyson. Bill’s father died when he was just eight years old, but...