William A. Reynolds

Family and friends will miss the humor and blue eyes of William A. Reynolds, 80, who passed on September 7, 2008, in Rancho Mirage, Calif., with his family at his side. A valiant effort battling leukemia ended a life full of cherished family time and treasured friendships. Bill was born on January 15, 1928, to Pearl (McKeehan) and Verda Reynolds in Knob Noster, Mo., on the family's farm. He grew up in Kansas City, and upon finishing his education with a degree in business from Central Missouri State, was introduced to California during his service in the Navy. For the past 50 years, California has been his home, where he raised a loving family and enjoyed a successful 37-year career with Pacific Bell Yellow Pages. For the past 12 years, Bill and Mary, his wife of 24 years, have taken pleasure in the desert golfing life in Palm Desert, Calif. Bill is remembered by wife, Mary, of Palm Desert, Calif.; daughter Stephany Cosgrove (Greg- Mackenzie, Madison) of Palm Desert; sons Fred (Annie Chiu) of San Francisco, Calif., and Scott (Karen- Kaeleigh, Scott) of Windsor, Calif., and a loving "step family" as well. Additional surviving family members include the Howard Emery and Vernel McKeehan families of Knob Noster, Mo., the Aro, Jim, and Bob Harvey families of Kansas City and California, Niva Reynolds of Albuquerque, N.M. He was preceded in death by his brother Jay Reynolds, and his children's mother, Laura Jane Reynolds. A graveside service at Knob Noster Cemetery, September 13, 2008, at 2 p.m., arranged by Williams Funeral Chapel of Warrensburg, Mo., will be followed by a celebration of a life well- lived. The family suggests supporting your local blood bank with donations if possible.