Bill Winans

Bill Winans, age 67, of De Soto, Kan., passed away on March 14, 2008, at his home. Memorial services on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at 7 p.m., at the De Soto United Methodist Church at 8760 Kill Creek Road, De Soto, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Winans' Children's Fund at Kaw Valley Bank, Box 739, Eudora, KS 66025. Bill was born June 6, 1940, in Erie, Kan., and graduated from Erie High School in 1958. He was in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and the "Sea Bees". He was a pilot for Ozark Airline and part owner of Airline Auction. He also started G.B.W. Construction and was a cross country trucker. He was a Mason at the Eudora Lodge, a Shriner and a local V.F.W. member. His parents, Verle O. and Anna Hudson Winans, preceded him in death. Survivors include five children, Clayton Winans of Los Angeles, Calif., Brian Winans of McClure, Ill., Derek Winans of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Elizabeth and Darren "G.B." Winans of De Soto; sisters Helen Gough of Hutchinson, Kan., Verla Niquette of Wichita, Kan., and Vera Vitt of Erie, Kan., and brother Jerry Winans of Muncie, Ind.