Bill Page Passes Away Sat. After Short Illness
James William “Bill” Page, son of pioneer Pulaski County Parents, David Francis Page and Elgada Lane Page, was born October 9, 1891 at Big Piney, Missouri and departed this life at the Pulaski County Memorial Hospital in Waynesville, Missouri, on February 12th, 1977, after a short illness.
He was married to Nellie M. Jefferies on September 16, 1916, and after fifty-six years of mutual devotion he laid his beloved Nellie to her eternal rest on July 16, 1972.
He made his peace with God at an early age and joined the Hopewell Baptist Church at Big Piney in 1932 and remained a faithful member until his death.
At an advanced age he paid for and did much of the labor in putting a new roof on his church and worked hard trying to establish a perpetual care program for its cemetery.
Blessed with a friendly, humble nature, a sharp mind, a ready and engaging wit, a strong devotion to family and friends, a lover of children, a story teller with a remarkable memory as to faces, names, dates and events, Bill met the world with a wide grin, tall and trim, straight as an arrow with firm step to the end. He enjoyed life to its fullest. It can truly be said of Bill Page that the world is better and brighter for his having passed this way.
He leaves to mourn his passing, three sisters, Lena Gray, Effie Wayman and Emma Firestine, all of Waynesville, and a brother, Robert Page, of Mercede, California, and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday February 16, 1977, at 2 p.m. at the Hopewell Baptist Church with Rev. Reavil Hankins and Marvin Davis officiating. Interment was in the Big Piney Cemetery under the direction of Long-Moss-Williams of Waynesville. Pallbearers were: George Lane, James Firestine, Verner Page, Jerry Laughlin, Glen Jefferies, and Glen Roam. Organist was Mrs. David Link, and soloist Iva Mae Case.
No comments:
Post a Comment