EDINGTON, William A. (1944-2007)
EDINGTON, BARRY, MALEK, MURPHY, COSTELLO, HANSEN, ROBERTS
Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 3/10/2016 at 20:40:29
William A. Edington, 1944-2007
March 14, 2007
William A. "Bill" Edington, 62, of Talihina, Oklahoma, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Catherine's of Siena, Talihina, Oklahoma on Saturday, March 10, with Father Richard Cristler officiating.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, March 20, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Duncan, with Father Henry Huber officiating. Interment will follow in the St. John's Cemetery, Duncan. The Talihina Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Edington was born in Danbury, Connecticut, on July 26, 1944, the son of the late Carl William and Mary (Barry) Edington. He grew up in Venezuela. At the age of 10, the family moved to Florida and he continued his education through high school in Largo-Clearwater, Florida. He worked in Central and South America. He worked in the boilermaker trade since 1966 in Brownsville, Texas and Bismarck, North Dakota and many points between. The last five years he worked fixing outages at nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, before retiring in 2003.
He married Darlene Malek on February 23, 1974, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Duncan.
He was a member of the St. Catherine's of Siena Catholic Church, National Transient Lodge of Boilermakers, Girl Scout Adults and the Catholic Workman Lodge.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, horseback riding, family outings and the outdoors. He doted on his daughter.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene; one daughter, Amanda F.A. Edington; two cousins, Margaret Mary Murphy of Sheldon, Connecticut and Francis John Costello of Connecticut; father-in-law, Ernest Malek of Britt; sisters-in-law, Diane Hansen of Kanawha and Beverly Roberts of North Carolina; brothers-in-law, Duane Malek of Duncan, Ed Malek of Knoxville, Gary Malek and Mary Malek of Garner; and numerous nieces, nephews, Boilermaker brothers and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one infant sister; three infant brothers; and one nephew.
ŠThe Garner Leader & Signal 2007
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