William Buren Been was born April 15, 1927 in Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Arkansas to Otis Lee & Isabella Fern Richardson Been. July 28, 1950 he married Patricia Richards, both being from Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar. July 9, 1946 William registered for the militry draft at the Sebastian Co., Court house in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. His enlistment date has not been found. He served in the US Navy with the rank PHM3 or Pharmacists Mate 3rd Class. William Buren Been passed away May 23, 2010 in Sebastian Co., Ar. with burial at Liberty Cemetery, Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar.