William Eugene "Bill" Mansfield

William Eugene "Bill" Mansfield
1927---2012

William Eugene "Bill" Mansfield, 84, of Panama City Beach, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones and friends. Bill was born in Garden Grove, CA, and lived in Bay County since 1992. He joined the US Navy, transferred to the US Army Air Corps, and retired as a CMSGT with the US Air Force after 21 years service. Bill worked with NSA while with the Air Force. After his military career, he worked as a manager for the Burroughs Corporation and NCR until his retirement. Bill enjoyed bowling, building his own computers, and his beloved cats. He was a member of the Gulf Beach Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his first wife and the mother of his children, Virginia Maguire Mansfield; his parents, Dorothy Curtis Mansfield and George Alan Mansfield; a sister, Louise Costello, and a grandson, Nate Mansfield..

Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Marilyn B. Mansfield of Panama City Beach; his children, Kathy Wright (Dr. Bill Wright) of Lansing, MI, Gary Mansfield (Jane) of Dayton, OH, Dennis Mansfield (Sue) of Boise, ID, Janet Kaiser (Tom) of Maryland, JoAnne Mansfield of Dallas, TX, Joyce Byl (Dan) of Acworth, GA and Ken Mansfield of Dallas, TX; his step-children, Diane Ruth of Chesapeake, VA and Cheryl Peters of Dayton, OH; 22 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and his loving kitty Molly.

A funeral service will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Gregory George officiating. Entombment with full military hon-ors by the US Air Force Honor Guard will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. The fam-ily will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bill's name may be made to either the Building Fund at Gulf Beach Baptist Church or to The Hospice of the Emerald Coast. The family extends special thanks to their Seaclusion neighbors, especially Albert and Nancy Lancaster, his caregiver Barbara Still, and the employees and staff of Emerald Coast Hospice and Gentiva Health Care.

Kent-Forest Lawn
Funeral Home
2403 Harrison Ave.
Panama City, Fla. 32405
850-763-4694
www.kentforestlawn.com