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William Castle Obituary
FLEMINGSBURG — William L. "Bill" Castle, 89, of Foxport, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation.
He was the widower of Audrey Teegarden Castle.
Born in Fleming County on January 6, 1934, his parents were the late Estill Castle and Dora Mineer Castle.
Bill attended school in Fleming County.
He proudly served his country in the United States Army, stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
He was a Kentucky Colonel.
He was a well known Bluegrass music songwriter with numerous songs recorded by various artists.
He was of the Christian faith.
He is survived by his seven sons, Bill (Jennifer) Castle, Jr. of Foxport, Tracy M. Castle of Maysville, James W. "Jay" Castle of Tollesboro, Damon Shane Castle of Tollesboro, Brian Neal Castle of Foxport, Jonathan Casey (Amy) Castle of Mount Juliet, TN, and Jarad Charles Castle of Maysville; his three daughters, Kendra (Rusty) Yeager of Texas, Monda (Gail) Erskine of Tollesboro, Lucinda "Cindy" Mae Castle of Owingsville. He is also survived by his 11 grandchildren, Joshua (Lori) Castle, Melody (Chris) Evans, Bethany (Seth) Erskine, Keenan (Noelle) Yeager, Micah (Monica) Yeager, Nick (Kelsey) Castle, Brianna Castle, Chea Applegate, Elizabeth Hall, Jay (Cassie) Hall, Jakob Castle; and his 18 great-grandchildren.
Bill is also survived by his extended Bluegrass music family, his extended family members, and friends.
In addition to his wife Audrey and his parents Estill and Dora, Bill was preceded in death by two of his children, David Shawn Castle and Brady Nicholas Castle.
Funeral service will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Boone-Nickell Funeral Home with Brother Greg Grimes officiating.
Bill will be laid to rest in Mineer Cemetery in Lewis County.
W.N. Fant American Legion Post number Five and Franklin Sousley VFW Post 1834 will be performing military rites.
Pallbearers include Josh Castle, Anson Castle, Nick Castle, Bobby King, Allen "Styx" Hicks, and Randy Brewer.
Honorary pallbearers include Tracy Cassidy, Steve Watts and Mark "Brink" Brinkman.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 3, at Boone-Nickell with additional morning visitation on Saturday morning beginning at 7 a.m.
Friends may offer online condolences at www.boonenickellfuneralhome.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Amy Brown
March 1, 2023
I was so sorry to read about Bill's passing. I worked for Ferrellgas in the Flemingsburg office and he was one of my favorite customers. He had such awesome life stories. He will be so missed...he was a nice man. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
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