Beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, William J. Connaway, passed away December 27, 2002, in Houston. Services for Mr. Connaway will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Eastlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Davis-Morris Funeral Home of Brownwood. Mr. Connaway was born on March 5, 1926, in Brownwood to Jay and Eva Bailey Connaway. He served his country in W.W. II in the Navy and married Lila Ruth Knight on June 7, 1947 in Corpus Christi. He retired as a field superintendent from Exxon Corporation after thirty years of service. Upon retirement, he and Lila returned to Brownwood. He is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Beveleigh and Dr. David Carpenter of Paris, Texas, and Carolyn and Daniel Bade of Hondo, Texas; five grandsons: Jeff Carpenter, Dr. Scott Carpenter, Jay Carpenter, Trey Taylor, and Mark Taylor; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Morris Joe Connaway and his wife, Caryl, of Temple; two nieces and a nephew. Mr. Connaway was preceded in death by his wife and parents.