MARKS, William A. 'Bill'

1937 - 2010  (73 years)

• Name	MARKS, William A. 'Bill'
  Birth	5 Jul 1937	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MARK.W001
  _FGRAVE	60711635
  Death	26 Oct 2010	Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I54484	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 5 Jul 1937 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Death - 26 Oct 2010 - Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  William A. "Bill" Marks, 73, of Flora, IL formerly of Olney, IL died at 4:55 PM Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Flora Rehab & Health Care Center in Flora, IL. He was born July 5, 1937 in Kansas City, MO to Alva & Ruth (Curtis) Marks. He married Violet Snyder on June 19, 1957 in Olney, IL. She preceded him in death on April 15, 1997. He was a maintenance and machine operator for ICG Railroad and served 20 years as an Olney Volunteer Fireman. Bill enjoyed fishing and hunting. He is survived by 3 daughters: Vicki Marks of Olney, Julie Mines of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Susan Block & husband Randy of Flora; 2 sisters: LaVerne Harrison & husband Bob of Vandalia and Thelma Turner of Kansas City, MO; special friend: Charlene Schwager of Flora; 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife. In addition to their own family, Bill and Violet helped raise 153 foster children. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Friday (October 29, 2010) at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Burial will be in Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney. Visitation will be from 10 AM until time of service on Friday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home.