Obituary

William James __________, Jr.
November 2, 1921 - August 16, 2010

William (Bill) James _________, Jr., age 88, of ___________, TX, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 16, 2010.

Beloved husband for 62 years of Anna A. (maiden name) __________; loving father of Bill (Cathy), Gayle (Mark), Ruth (Richard), Loren (Carrie), Gwen (David); grandfather of William IV (Kay), David, Joel (Alecia), Daniel, John, Jonathan (Cassi), Caleb (Ruth), Lydia, Paul, Anna, Rebekah, Matthew, Elizabeth, Luke, Esther, Zane, Leah, Karis, Meg, Nate, Evangeline; great-grandfather of Andrew, Caris, Gabriel, Sabbath, Evangeline, Lacey, Nate, Emrys.

Bill _________ was born November 2, 1921, in Willard, Kansas, to the late William and Estella ___________. He was the brother of the late Frank _________ and Margaret __________. He was raised in Topeka and Alta Vista, KS. He served as a lieutenant in the Army from 1942-1946, teaching at Army camps in the States, and serving in the Philippines. He received a degree from Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in 1947. Bill was the plant manager of Unit Rig and Equipmnet Co. in Tulsa, OK, and of Kimco in _________, TX. After retiring in 1984, he served for 5 years as the business administrator for Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, MO. He then served on the board of directors for many years. He was a long-time member of _________ Bible Church, where he had served on the elder board and missions committee.

Viewing and visitation Monday, August 23 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at __________ Funeral Home. Private family graveside service with military honors on Tuesday, August 24, 8:30 a.m. Public memorial service on Tuesday, August 24, 10:30 a.m. at ________ Bible Church.

My sister Gayle wrote this so beautifully for Dad. (I left out last name and current place. This is the internet after all.) It is wonderful, Gayle. No mean feat to summarize 88 years in a few short paragraphs, but you captured it, as Mom knew you would. The obituary will run in our local Sunday paper.