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Ronald Ormal Williams

60 years old · died November 7, 2016 · Polk County Main Jail, Polk County, Iowa

Ronald Ormal Williams, 60, died on November 7, 2016, while held at the Polk County Jail in Iowa. According to the Polk County Medical Examiner's Office, preliminary autopsy findings showed natural causes and no trauma. Officials said he had a history of medical complications. The source accounts do not say whether the final cause of death had been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Polk County Medical Examiner's Office, in preliminary autopsy findings, reported natural causes of death with no trauma.

Reported by: Polk County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

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