Bill Redmond, my dad, passed away this afternoon at the Dexter Care Center, where he had been a resident for a month. Funeral services are pending with Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, Ks. I just wanted the people of Howard to know that he had passed. Deb Garison
Deb, I am really sorry to hear about your Father passing away. I had a lot of fun times with Bill over my lifetime. I remember helping him run the concrete pens for the Nutrea when he got into raising them. Myrna and I send our Prayers to you and your family. Tell John Carl hello from me. I will see you at your Father's services.
Frank Winn
Thanks, Debbie, for the message. We are so sorry for your loss. Rodney and Jim Harrington visited with Bill a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed the afternoon reminiscing. I'll watch the Countryside website and post details of services when they are set (unless you would rather do it). Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Karen I.
Debbie, I am so sorry for the loss of your father. Kelly and I were talking about you just this morning. She was wondering where you lived now and told me your father was in the care home at Dexter. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Florene Smith
Debbie, I left a message on the cousins website for you. I woke this morning and saw the news about Bill. I am deeply saddened about his passing. He will be missed by all of the family because he was such a wonderful person. Larry
I'm sorry for your loss.
When I worked at Toot's years ago, I remember how Bill would come in for supper. I loved talking with him. He will be missed. Deb, our prayers go out to you and your family! Angie (Ware) Town, and family
Arthur William "Bill" Redmond, age 79, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Dexter Care Center in Dexter, Kansas. Bill was born in Howard, Kansas on November 12, 1929, the eldest of twin boys to Bernadine Andrews Redmond and the late Forrest Faburn Redmond who had passed away in September of that year.
He graduated from Howard High School in 1947 and served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He worked for the Boeing Company for over 30 years, most of which was in the Engineering Lab as a Hydraulics Technician.
He married Donna L. Hebb in Howard, Kansas on September 29, 1956. They divorced in December 1960. To this union two daughters were born, Deborah and Gina.
Bill and Dreva Boone were married on September 4, 1971 in Howard, Kansas. His family grew with the addition of her children, Terry, Betty, Joyce, and Sandy.
Bill was an active Mason, belonging to Hope Lodge #155, Howard, Kansas, and was a member of the Scottish Rite. Bill also served the City of Howard as a City Council member.
Bill is preceded in death by his wife, Dreva; his parents; his grandparents; his sister; and his twin brother.
Survivors are Deb Garison (Carl) of Dexter, Kansas; Gina Randolph (Richard) of Gillette, Wyoming; Terry Boone (Peggy) of Haysville, Kansas; Sandy Swingle (Cliff) of Zenda, Kansas; Betty Loyd (Larry) of Mulvane, Kansas; and Joyce Cass of Midland, Kansas; his nephew, Kevin Redmond (Eilen) of Mooresville, North Carolina; his sister-in-law, Juanita Redmond of Topeka, Kansas; and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services with Masonic Rites will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Zimmerman Funeral Home with Pastor Robin Haines officiating. Per Bill's wishes, cremation will follow. Family suggests contributions to the Hope Lodge Essay Scholarship Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, Kansas.
(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)
Ah, my Daddy Bill. I will miss him. I'm just sorry that I was never able to go see him. I did get to talk to him on the phone the day that Jim and Rodney went to visit him. He told me that it just "snuck up on him." I love you Daddy Bill. Say hi to my dad.
Debbie and Carl.
Deb, you Daddy was a very special person -- He and Fred were Masonic Brothers and they joined the Consistory together. When they went to Wichita for the work, Bill left his little VW Bug for me to drive. We had some laughs over that. He and I were very close - he was 1 month and 14 days older than me, so he always held that over my head. I will hold his memory close in my heart., as will Fred.
May God bless you and yours.
Jo and Fred
Since I won't make the funeral I thought I'd post my eulogy to my Cousin here.
The twins Bill and Bob Redmond were senior to me by five years. In that era "It takes a whole village to raise a child." was the very real thing and as my older Cousins there were "things that are expected..." Primarily to keep an eye on me as I wandered outside of my immediate and expected circle of friends; and after I passed drinking age, to make sure I didn't stray too far into the wild side. I am sure their Grandmother, Mother and my parents levied other, more precise, instructions on them. In any event it always seemed that one of them was always somewhere nearby when I was exploring the teenager and later temptations in Howard, Elk County and some of surrounding counties.
They were star athletes at the old Howard high school and as such earned respect granted at that time to small town heroes. Just check the trophy case for the years 1942-1947. They were starters on both the basketball and football teams. (Think Friday Night Lights)
At the time of their graduation Elk County was being electrified by the REA and both went to work for the contractor as linemen. They remained in this line of work up through their Army tour where they were lineman instructors at Fort Chaffee. After that Bob caught on full time with KGE and Bill continued to work on itinerant lineman jobs. During his time as an iterant lineman Bill became a student at the University of Kansas; while I was still struggling through my five year stay. When funds became short he would drop out and go back up on the poles. Eventually he "just got tired of being in hotels and eating in greasy spoons". Boeing was hiring and paying well so he returned to Howard, and became a lifer at Boeing for the rest of his working career.
During my annual visits during while my parents were alive, Bill Redmond was always the person I would go see when the home life or loneliness of Elk County became too much. I could spend a couple of hours with Bill who would set me straight so I could make it to end of my visit.
I'll miss him. - Real Bad
That's so nice. I'm sure he would appreciate those nice words.
Well said, cuz. However, you must have been too much for Bill and Bob to keep track of because when I was in town they weren't around to keep me out of trouble. Of course, in a town the size of Howard and being related to damn near everybody there, you pretty much had to keep your nose clean. I can remember a few times that Granny chastised me on my behavior and I couldn't figure out how she knew until I was much older. On a visit there a few years ago, he made mention of a former girlfriend that I hadn't seen in over thirty years and preceded to bring me up to date on her. That he would remember me dating her and wanting to bring me up to speed was awesome. I will miss him very much as all of the cousins will. Larryj
Carl & Larry,
I would just like to find someone who was supposed to watch over him & Bob, just to find out how much trouble they got into. My dad did tell me some stories on himself while I was staying with him. But I'm quite sure they were the versions he wanted me to hear!!!!!!!!!!!! Sharon & Bob Smith, Paul Snodderley, John, Susan & Sabrina Snodderley and Kevin & Eilen Redmond were at the service. If my observations are correct, they all had a good time visiting that afternoon. I know you two were there in spirit & prayers. I'll keep in touch. Deb
Debbie,
Bill's service was really nice, and it was obvious he had helped with the planning. We hope it was comforting to you to see how many friends and relatives were in attendance who really cared about him and his family. May fond memories continue to ease your grieving.
KRI
Debbie, you asked who kept those boys in line? Her name was Edith Collins Andrews, granny to all of us. You didn't do anything to embarass her or make her look bad, etc. That is your answer. Larry
Quote from: larryJ on April 20, 2009, 10:38:56 PM
Debbie, you asked who kept those boys in line? Her name was Edith Collins Andrews, granny to all of us. You didn't do anything to embarrass her or make her look bad, etc. That is your answer. Larry
Larry & Debbie:
Granny had plenty of help. First and foremost was her granddaughter posse. Their older sister, Edith Faye and my older sister Marjorie. They also had three uncles who were part of the "Greatest Generation". Albert (Jimmy) Andrews, Gene Stephens, and Carl Henderson.
Carl, your Mother was my 4th Grade teacher, and I remember her well, a tough disiplanarian and a good teacher. I did not know that you had a brother and a sister, they must have been a lot older than you. Your Uncle Fred Shepherd was a fun person, I visited with Fred a lot as a kid, I delivered their paper and Fred would stop me and visit. When as a young boy I worked at Garison's and Fred came in a lot to see Earl, Earl always called Fred Nicky, when I asked why, he would say it was a joke between them, Fred always called Earl Samuel, which was Earl's first name. After Fred retired he came by Garison's almost everyday to visit.
Frank
I am sorry to have missed the funeral. I recently asked my dad (Albert Andrews) to share some memories. He is a man of few words, but he did tell me 2 things.
Albert: "Bob and Bill were really good football players. They were pretty rough players, and looking back I can see it wasn't nice of me, but I egged them on to be as rough as they could be."
Albert: "They found a rifle bullet and they were messing around with it. One of them, I think it was Bobby, heated it up and it exploded in his hand. I never figured out what kind of story they told their mother."