Bill Hartley

HARTLEY, KINGEN, NIKAS, BACON, SHEPHERD, LIMKE, POTTER

Posted By: Mary (email)
Date: 5/17/2008 at 10:22:20

Courtesy of the Ottumwa courier
Published August 03, 2007 11:41 pm -

Bill Hartley, 71, Des Moines
OTTUMWA — Billy C. Hartley, 71, of Des Moines, formerly of Ottumwa, died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at the Pella Regional Hospital from complications of a stroke.

Graveside funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Swan Cemetery in Swan, Iowa.

Bill was a retired machine welder at DICO, Inc. He was an Army veteran of the Korean war, enjoyed listening to Gospel music and was a beloved father and grandfather.

He is survived by his children, Marvin (Sherry) Kingen of Des Moines, Melodee (Ryan) Brown of Clovis, Calif., Martin Kingen of Des Moines, Nancie (Tom) Nikas of Knoxville, Barbara (Jim) Bacon of Knoxville and Brenda Saltzman of Knoxville; his brother, John (Barb) Hartley of Ottumwa; his sister, Marilyn Shepherd of Bakersfield, Calif.; the mother of his children Eleanor Limke of Knoxville; as well as 14 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Edith Potter Hartley; his brother, Jack Hartley; and sister, Gertrude Huff.

Hamiltons Funeral Home, 605 Lyon, Des Moines, is in charge of arrangements.