Volume 7 , Issue 52

Tribute To Billy Wayne Whittet...

Dacoma, Woods County, Oklahoma lost a valuable icon with the death of Billy Wayne Whittet, December 23, 2005.

Was it only a year or so ago that Billy's Cowboy Grill closed it's doors in the small, friendly community southeast of Alva, Oklahoma? Remember Billy's famous Chili & bily Burgers?

We searched back through our favorite photos found this great political photo of Billy and friends taken back in 1990 at the Dacoma Cowboy Grill -- showing (left to right) Dorthy "DoRight" McGill, Billy Whittet, Bob Reed (we think) and Estel Haltom. Both Billy and Estel are deceased.

Here is Billy Wayne Whittet's Obituary -- Billy Wayne was born February 12, 1924 at Dacoma, Oklahoma, to John William Whittet and Violet (Newman) Whittet, and died December 23, 2005 at Cherokee Manor in Cherokee, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years, 10 months and 11 days.

He graduated from Dacoma High School and attended Tonkawa College at Tonkawa, Oklahoma before going to active duty in World War II where he fought battles in New Guinea, The Phillippines and Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star.

Billy was united in marriage to Floy Lorraine Jenlink on February 27, 1947 at the Methodist Parsonage at Cherokee, Oklahoma and they made their home in Dacoma all their lives together except for five years in which they lived in Wichita, Kansas. They owned and operated Whittets Country Store and Cowboy Grill in Dacoma for 45 years. They made Billy Burgers and Billys Chili famous statewide.

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