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Williams was on the bench when an infamous corruption scandal broke in July 1964. A U.S. attorney alleged that he had a witness who had witnessed a payoff of
Oklahoma Supreme Court justices in 1957. The Oklahoma Bar Association investigated the allegation, and completely exonerated Williams and six
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Williams' widow, Ruth T. Williams (nÊe Turner) died on June 23, 1991, in Dallas, Texas. Her obituary named her surviving son and daughter-in-law, Ben, Jr. and Jane
Williams, and three grandsons, as well as another son, Laurence Thompson Williams, who had predeceased her.
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183:"Williams To Resign High Court." NewsOK, December 1, 1981.
230:"State Court Justice Dies." NewsOK. January 12, 1982.
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