1935
William
2017
William "Bill" Nelson Lunsford
March 11, 1935 — August 28, 2017
William “Bill” Nelson Lunsford, 82, of Bunceton, Missouri passed away on August 28, 2017 at home surrounded by family.
The family will host a Celebration of Life from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September, 16, 2017 at the Bunceton Federated Church, 201 College St., Bunceton, MO 65237. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Rita McCart, 101 E. College St., Bunceton, MO, 65237. Memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.ralphojones.com or on our Facebook Page.
Bill was born on March 11, 1935 in Odessa, Missouri to Asa and Alva Alice (Bybee) Lunsford. He graduated in 1954 from Greenfield High School in Greenfield, Illinois. Since then he has lived and worked in Missouri, Kansas, California and Arizona. Bill was an avid traveler enjoying the long rides on his motorcycles, his last being a Yamaha 1100. He also worked a variety of job and most recently retired from Derindinger Furniture in Boonville, MO. For the last three years he has lived with his daughter Rita and family including grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bill enjoyed walks around town, driving to the casino and to the junk stores. He was a very strong man who fought hard and worked hard his entire life. He will be greatly missed by everyone who met him.
Survivors include four children, fourteen grandchildren, twenty six great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren; Rita Joy McCart and husband AJ and their six children of Bunceton, MO; Merri-Kay Lunsford and her two children of Koeltztown, MO; Kelly Lunsford and his four children of Tampa, Florida; and David Lunsford and his companion Jennifer Powers and his two children of Springfield, MO.
Bill was preceded in death by his father, mother and a sister, Clair Jean Volrath.
The family will host a Celebration of Life from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September, 16, 2017 at the Bunceton Federated Church, 201 College St., Bunceton, MO 65237. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Rita McCart, 101 E. College St., Bunceton, MO, 65237. Memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.ralphojones.com or on our Facebook Page.
Bill was born on March 11, 1935 in Odessa, Missouri to Asa and Alva Alice (Bybee) Lunsford. He graduated in 1954 from Greenfield High School in Greenfield, Illinois. Since then he has lived and worked in Missouri, Kansas, California and Arizona. Bill was an avid traveler enjoying the long rides on his motorcycles, his last being a Yamaha 1100. He also worked a variety of job and most recently retired from Derindinger Furniture in Boonville, MO. For the last three years he has lived with his daughter Rita and family including grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bill enjoyed walks around town, driving to the casino and to the junk stores. He was a very strong man who fought hard and worked hard his entire life. He will be greatly missed by everyone who met him.
Survivors include four children, fourteen grandchildren, twenty six great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren; Rita Joy McCart and husband AJ and their six children of Bunceton, MO; Merri-Kay Lunsford and her two children of Koeltztown, MO; Kelly Lunsford and his four children of Tampa, Florida; and David Lunsford and his companion Jennifer Powers and his two children of Springfield, MO.
Bill was preceded in death by his father, mother and a sister, Clair Jean Volrath.
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