Bill was raised in Peculiar and graduated from Peculiar High School in 1947. He attended the University of Missouri and graduated with a degree in agriculture in 1951. Following college, he was drafted into the United States Army and served two years during the Korean Conflict. Bill served with the US Airborne and was also a Personnel Officer. Upon his discharge from the Army, he returned to the Kansas City area. In 1954 he and Mary came to Richards to operate the family farm. Bill moved to Nevada in 1982 and continued to farm. He was a 60+ year member of Masonic Lodge in Richards, a member of the O.E.S. in Nevada, and was a member of the First Chirstian Church in Nevada.
Survivors include his children: Cathy Davis (Bill), Richards, MO, Kenneth Schulz, of the home in Nevada, and Kevin Schulz (Teri), Longmont, CO; ten grandchildren; numerous great, and great-great-grandchildren; and three nephews, and one niece. In addition to his wife, Mary, he was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Robert Schulz; a sister, Mildred Miller; and a grandson, Shannon Meek.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 on Monday, December 30, 2024, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Newton Burial Park in Nevada.
Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church in Nevada c/o Ferry Funeral Home.
