Willis Dale HINES

HINES, BROOKS, WAMPLER, BARTH, HICKEY, NELSON, AMBROSE, ALDRED, VASKE, FITZGERALD, SCHOVAIN, CARNAZZO, ANDREASEN, HULBERT, CARPENTER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/17/2014 at 19:02:16

November 24, 1928 --- February 15, 2014

Willis Dale Hines, 85, of Clarion passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion with family by his side. Memorial Services for Bill Hines will be held Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the United Church of Christ Congregational, 121 Third Avenue Northwest, with Pastor Bill Kem officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday.

Willis "Bill" Hines was born November 24, 1928 in Clarion, Iowa to Francis and Sylvia (Brooks) Hines. He was the fourth of 8 children. At age eight, the family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, returning to Clarion at age 15. He graduated from Clarion High in 1947. Bill married Anna Marie Wampler on November 20, 1948. To this union, three children were born.

Bill worked at the Clarion Dairy and Anderson Erickson for 20 years. He then served the city of Clarion as a police officer while operating a construction business in Clarion with Annie. Bill loved golfing, tennis, fishing, canoeing, hunting, billiards, and his grandchildren. In retirement, Annie and Bill went to Harlingen, Texas at Park Place Estates for 17 years where they made many new friends. Bill and Annie are 50 year members of the Clarion UCC.

Bill is survived by his wife Anna Marie; children Rochelle "Rocky" (Bill Hickey) Barth of Panora, Iowa, Debra (Larry) Nelson of Clarion, Billy (Cheryl) Hines of Burr Ridge, Illinois, and Lisa Ambrose of Omaha, Nebraska; grandchildren Kristina (Steve) Aldred, Jamie (Stacy) Barth, Lori (Matt) Vaske, Annie (John) Fitzgerald, Jeff (Erin) Nelson, Tracy (Steve) Schovain, William Hines, Joey Ambrose, Blair Carnazzo; 10 great-grandchildren and 4 step great-grandchildren; sister Marlene Andreasen, and brother Bennie Jo Hines. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ray, Bob, and Burt; and two sisters, Marjorie Hulbert and Lila Carpenter.

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