MORAVIA —
William French, 84, of Moravia, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville.
Bill was born Jan. 15, 1928 to Eastman and Lula Epperson French at home near Savannah, Iowa. He attended school in Davis County and later at Moulton High School where he graduated in 1946. Bill was married to Beatrice Southern, June 1, 1947 at the Christian Church parsonage in Bloomfield with Fred Sawyer officiating. He accepted Christ at a young age and was presently a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Moravia. He was also a member of the Moravia Masonic Lodge No. 252.
Bill and Bea farmed most of their lives in Davis and Appanoose County. Except for a few years when they owned and operated a country convenience store near Astoria, Ore. When they retired they moved back to Moravia where they have made their home.
Bill is survived by his wife of 65 years, Beatrice of Moravia; children Mike (Sally) French of Rosemount, Minn., Mark (Deb) French of Moravia, Marjorie (Williams) of Ottumwa and Martha (Darrell) Walsh of Lake in the Hills, Ill.; a sister-in-law, Roberta French of Portland, Ore.; eight grandchildren, Lisa Richardson of Ottumwa, Teresa Magers of Ottumwa, Filisha (Pat) Johnson of Zimmerman, Minn., Becky (Brad) Wilcox of Kansas City, Mo., Nathan (Mary Anne) French of Farmington, Minn., Christina (Craig) Sappington of St. Charles, Ill., Amber (Rick) Exline Trout of Seymour and Krystal Phipps of Centerville; 12 great-grandchildren, Jordan and Jacob Johnson of Zimmerman, Minn., Trent Wilcox of Kansas City, Mo., Donavan Dentler of Farmington, Minn., Addison Richardson of Ottumwa, Sierra and Peyton Exline of Seymour, Caden and Cambria Sappington both of St. Charles, Ill., Nicole Richardson of Texas, Hannah Tennsion of Ottumwa and Becca Rukgaber of Ottumwa; and one great-great-grandson, Landon Jones.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a great-grandchild, Eddie Richardson; a brother, Gene French; and a son-in-law, Billy Williams.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Moravia with Pastor Cindy Finn officiating. Inurnment of the cremains will follow in the Sunset View Cemetery near Moulton with Moravia Masonic Lodge No. 252 assisting with the service. A visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 21 at Lange Funeral Home in Moravia from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m.
Memorials have been established to either the Grace United Methodist Church Building Fund, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or the Moravia First Responders and may be given to Lange Funeral Home.
Condolences may be shared online at www.langefh.com.
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