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Obituary: Kingsley, Bill

Age 83

 (Michael Anderson)
KINGSLEY, Bill (Age 83) Our loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa and Great-Papa went home to be with the Lord May 29, 2014.

Bill was born in 1930 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Goldie and Earl Kingsley.

He was married to Carol Harden in 1951.

He served four years in the Air Force which brought him to Spokane.

Bill was a State Farm Agent for 35 Ă‚Ë?

years, retiring in 1993.

Bill and Carol enjoyed spending six months in the winter at Happy Trails Resort in Surprise, Arizona where he was involved with Happy Trails Christian Fellowship.

He served the community for Rotary Club, Meals on Wheels, a Sunday School Teacher, and a Deacon in Millwood Church.

Bill was an avid golfer, trap shooter, hunter, fisherman and horseshoe pitcher.

Bill and his pitching partner, Carol Madden, won the Arizona State Doubles Championship 2012.

He will be inducted into the Washington State Trap Shooters Hall of Fame in June at the state shoot.

Bill is survived by his wife Carol of 63 years; sons, Gene (Karen) and Mike (Laura); grandsons, Glen (Stephanie) of Minneapolis, Kyle (Lindsey) and Bryce (Elsie) of Belgium; granddaughters Melissa (Matt) Brown, Becky (Andy) Denson; great-grandchildren Ryan Brown, Brooklyn and Evan Denson and Madeline Kingsley; sister Muriel Westerman and family.

Services will be held June 7th at 10:00 at Millwood Presbyterian Church N. 3223 Marguerite, Spokane, WA.

In lieu of flowers please donate to Hospice House South, PO Box 2215 Spokane, WA 99210 or Millwood Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.