William-Laing-Obituary

William Selby Laing

Lakeland, Florida

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WILLIAM SELBYLAING, 88Stationary Engineer LAKELAND - Mr. William Selby Laing, 88, passed away Mon., May 21, 2007 at home from cancer. Mr. Laing was born in Moundsville, WV on July 16, 1918. He was born and raised in Moundsville, WV and lived most if his adult life in PA, OH, retiring to FL in...

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Granddaughter number... who knows!! But Grandpa and Grandma always made me feel as if I was the ONLY grandchild. I LOVE THEM BOTH! Always and Forever!

Bill Laing touched my heart at Azalea Park when we moved our beAUTIFUL MOTHER THERE. It was june 2002 after our daughters wedding in April. We all met Bill in June 2002 and he touched all of our hearts right then and there. He reminded me so much of my precious Daddy, that i took to him the minute I met him. I knew he was special, and when he told me how many children , grandchildren,and great grandchioldren he had I knew he was very special!!! We had a great relationship at Azalea Park, my...

As his niece, I will always remember Uncle Bill as an extremely loving and positive man. My mother, his youngest sister, loved him very much and spoke affectionately of him. The world is a better place for all of the people whose lives were touched by his.

I am number 7 child of William's! I've had the privilege of living within 20 minutes or so of both mom & dad for the past 25 years. Over the years my dad became my friend-particularly these past four years since mom passed away! While being his caregiver, we joked & laughed and we had a lot of fun together. He was always upbeat, always appreciative & grateful for everything my husband, Jerry and I did for him. Every morning when I greeted him he would ask me "Are there any women coming to...

I will never forget Uncle Bill. He was a great person. I won't forget 165 pounds ( or there abouts) of dynamite either that him and my Dad used to say. ha! God love them.

William was my Dad. I am the youngest of his 11 children. He was a kind, honest, gentle, caring, personable, positive and loving man. He loved fishing and gardening and most of all his huge family. I will miss him terribly.