William Elliott "Will" Sommer

William Sommer Obituary

SOMMER, William Elliott "Will", 23, died Tues., May 4, 2004. He was a cook with Good Foods CO-OP, born in Lexington, son of Timothy Dale and Rita Kegley Sommer of Lexington . Will was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church and an Eagle Scout with Troop # 73. Surviving besides his parents are one brother, Ethan Kegley Sommer, Tuba City, AZ, paternal grandparents, Dwight and Maria Sommer, three aunts, Donna Scharp, Garda Mann all of Cincinnati, Rebecca Sommer, Grove City, OH, three uncles, Roderick Sommer, Nick Sommer both of Cincinnati and Scott Sommer, Grove City, OH. He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, William and Lorene Kegley. Memorial services will be 1 pmSat., at St. Michael's Episcopal Church conducted by The Rev. Sandy Stone. There will be no visitation. A reception will be held at the church following the memorial service. W.R. Milward Mortuary-Southland in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Children's Advocacy Center 183 Walton Avenue, Lexington, KY 40508.www.milwardfuneral.com

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Published by Lexington Herald-Leader on May 7, 2004.

Memories and Condolences
for William Sommer

11 Entries

Cheryl Mee

May 19, 2004

Tim and Rita,

Evan Denham told mee yesterday about Will's passing. He didn't find out until this weekend. When he called his sister Liz, she cried for hours.

I am so sorry for your loss and I will keep you in my prayers as you try to deal with this. If you need anything, I am just down the street.

Your neighbor,

Cheryl Mee

Carrie Dawson

May 11, 2004

I'm sorry I couldn't attend your memorial to say good-bye. I will miss you. i will always remember the times we hung out. i wish there would have been more time for us to be together, especially for all the plans you had for us to do. i will truely miss you, more than you know. thank you for being so sweet and respectful towards me. love

carrie.

Mary Hoffmann

May 8, 2004

I attended the memorial service for Will today. The number of people there shows how much he was cared for and how much he will be missed. I knew him from going to church at St. Micheals my whole life, going to camp with him, we went to the same high school, and we hung out with the same group of friends. We weren't super close, but I'd always known him and it saddens me to know I'll never see him again. Such a horrible occurance reminds me that we have to enjoy life while we are here and I hope everyone who reads this will take that to heart.

andre newcomb

May 8, 2004

will ill miss u tons dude.i hope ur fams okay and i hope ill see u again loves u dude.

Hannah, Emily and Becky Smith

May 8, 2004

Rita, Tim and (especially) Ethan,

We have received the news of Will's passing today and would very much like you all to know that he will always hold a very special place in all of our hearts as one of our mischievious childhood brothers. We want you all to know that ( because he made up such a large part of our childhood adventures), the news brought tears to our eyes and bittersweet memories to our minds. Ethan, we will never, ever forget the tree forts.

Vicki Miller Singleton

May 7, 2004

Rita and Tim,

I am so sorry about Will. Words are of no use at this time so just know that you are in my prayers. I know when my big brother sings Softly and Tenderly tomorrow that Will's memory and God's love will be praised.

Bless you all

Vicki Miller Singleton

Sarah Rahn

May 7, 2004

My favorite memory of Will is the time we found 3000 pennies buried in the sand on the beach. We called them our "treasure". We carefully cleaned, counted and rolled them up. It took us forever. With the divided money we each bought ourselves one of those ugly little trolls with the wild colorful hair. We always had good times and many laughs thanks to Will on those family vacations to South Carolina. He will definitely be missed. All my love and thoughts to Tim, Rita, Ethan and family.

Kristen Rahn

May 7, 2004

It's probably been 4 or 5 years since I last saw Will, but my family used to share a beach house every summer in South Carolina with the Sommers. Will was always sure to make us laugh, whether it was doing a lip sync rendition of Weird Al, or cooking up a batch of microwave nachos.

The news has really been surreal, and I wish Tim, Rita, Ethan and their family the best as they cope with all of this.

Vest David

May 7, 2004

Will Sommers will be missed, we had alot of good times together, may god bless his soul and show him mercy. I also pray for his family and friends. Will I'll miss you!

Becky Ramsey

May 7, 2004

My daughter, Annabelle, was a friend of Will's in high school. We both are very, very sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with you and your family.

Becky Ramsey

Karsten Sommer

May 7, 2004

I remember the bright boy that he was and the strong young man he grew up to be.

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