William G. ‘Bill’ Stamps
LEXINGTON — William G. “Bill” Stamps, 75, died April 15, 1999, at his home in Lexington.
He was born July 17, 1923, to William P. and Pearl Gunsolley Stamps at South Sioux City, where he graduated from high school in 1942.
He then went to work for laundries in South Sioux City and North Platte prior to moving to Lexington in 1950, where he worked for the Lexington Laundry until his death.
On March 15, 1947, he married Doris Farris at Sioux City, Iowa.
Mr. Stamps was a member of the Masonic Lodge. His hobbies included woodworking before arthritis prevented him from doing it. He loved being with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Surviving him is his wife; a daughter, Linda (Charlie) Brogan of West Point; three sons, Richard of Bellevue, Robert of Lexington and Mark (Melissa) of Waco, Texas; three sisters, Juanita Spencer of South Sioux City and Orene Stusse and Vesta (Larry) Brown, both of Sioux City; four brothers, Charles (Onna Dale) Stamps of South Sioux City, Tom (Lois) Stamps of Warner-Robbins, Ga., Jim Stamps of Kansas City, Mo., and Roger (Glenna) Stamps of Johnston, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, Robert, Chad, Gus, Samantha, Stanley and Mark Stamps, Michelle Mitchell, Lonny and Cory Keegan, Dana Loebig, Jon Schmeeckle, and Stephen and Jenny Brogan; and five great-grandchildren, Sidney and A.J. Stamps, Darian Mitchell and Tyler and Amanda Loebig.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ervine.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Lexington with the Rev. Karla Sheffy officiating. There will be Masonic rites at the church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Omaha Valley Cemetery at Homer.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington.