William (Bill) Willingham was born on March 3, 1930 in Texas and died May 18, 2014. He spent 20 years in the Air Force and retired as a Master Sergeant. He decided to settle in Washington State. He loved to fish and hunt so he loved this area. He was a member of the Northbank Masonic Lodge #182, Castillian Lodge #141, Pruitt Baptist Church and the local VFW.
He is survived by his wife Valerie Nolan Willingham; daughter, Belinda Farris; one brother, Albert Willingham; four sisters, Millie Anderson, Mary Anderson, Oleta Brann and Sherry Jumper; granddaughter, Krystal Byfield and several great-grandchildren. Viewing will be on May 28, 2014 at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home at 10 am. Services will be at 12:30 pm presided over by Dale Dutter with Masonic services performed by Bill’s brother Albert. Military burial will be at 1:30pm in Willamette National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be sent to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) or the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (www.thrsc.org) in Bill’s name.
