William "Bill" Innmon Sr.

1937 - 2014

William Tony "Bill" Innmon Sr. died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Interment: 4 p.m. Wednesday in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Liberty Hill. Memorials: Should friends desire, memorials in lieu of flowers may be given to a charity of choice. Bill was born Feb. 3, 1937, in Liberty Hill, son of the late Anthony Smith Innmon and Emma Etta Shepherd. The youngest of five children, Bill was raised on the Innmon home place in Williamson County that had been in the family since 1868. He graduated from Liberty Hill High School in 1955 and joined the U.S. Air Force after graduation. He served in Korea and trained as an air traffic controller. After his service in the Air Force, he joined the Federal Aviation Administration and worked as an air traffic controller for 32 years until he retired in 1988. He married Sara Frances Bridges on Jan. 3, 2001. Bill and Sara enjoyed traveling and spending time with their children and grandchildren. Bill enjoyed being outside and working with animals. Survivors: His wife, Sara; children, Susan Nelson and her husband, Alan, Tony Innmon and wife, Rocio, Amy Messer and husband, Jerry, and Jeff Innmon; stepchildren, Sarita Doherty and husband, Jim, Trey Dacy and wife, Karen, Colette Stevens and husband, Joey, and Lanie Mitchell and husband, Gary; grandchildren, Nick Nelson, Julia Nelson, Anderson Messer, Nick Messer, Jeff Innmon, Drew Innmon, Anthony Innmon, Adrian Innmon, Alexander Innmon, Ryan Wiggs and husband, Tyler, Alex Doherty, Ben Doherty, Kali Green, Noah Green, Aaron Stevens, Ian Dacy and Claire Dacy; great-grandson, Wade Wiggs; and siblings, Carroll Innmon and wife, Lillian, Leona Morris and Earlene Dorsa.