Bill Coley

1918 - 2002

Bill Coley

1918 - 2002

BORN

1918

DIED

2002

Bill Coley Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 28, 2002.
Bill Coley, 83, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at his home.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road in Hurst. Burial: Noon Tuesday at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Bill retired from General Motors with more than 30 years of service in the parts department. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Hurst. His hobbies as an outdoorsman were fishing and working in his yard.

He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.

Survivors: Wife of 65 years, Mildred Coley; daughter, Kathy Coley McConnell; grandchild, Amber Gump and husband, Nicholas; great-grandchildren, Dorian Sisneros, Nicholas Gump and Shannon Gump, all of Bedford; sister, Frances Henry of Stephenville; and numerous nephews and nieces.

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