William "Bill" Carroll

William "Bill" Carroll, passed away at the age of 71, on Oct. 21, 2017. Bill was born Sept. 22, 1946, to Wayne and Rose (Zahn) Carroll in Minot, North Dakota. His family moved from North Dakota to Montana in 1956.

Bill graduated from Central High in 1964. He attended Montana State University (Bozeman) and was enrolled in the ROTC program while pursuing a degree in accounting. After graduating and receiving his degree, Bill was stationed, with the U.S. Army, in Georgia. There, he earned his master's degree from the University of Georgia. Throughout Bill's 8.5 years of service in the military, he completed two tours in Vietnam, from 1969-1971, as a U.S. Army Airborne ranger-infantry officer with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He earned two purple hearts, two bronze stars, and several other distinguished medals.

Bill is survived by his son Joe Carroll, daughter Kaycee Carroll and her children Dylan, Payton and Kaitlyn; his siblings Phyllis Walter (Wally), Lois Geertz, Pat Carroll (Diana), and Sally Peralez (Dave).

Family and friends are invited to pay their last respects at Smith's Downtown Chapel, 925 S. 27th Street, Billings MT 59101 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, and Friday before the funeral. The funeral service will be held Friday, Oct. 27, at 12:30 p.m. at Smith Downtown Chapel. The burial will take place at 2 p.m., at the Yellowstone National Cemetery, 55 Buffalo Trail Rd, Laurel, MT 59044. Condolences may be left for the family by visiting smithfuneralchapels.com.