William Avery Comer

William Avery Comer obituary, Bedford, KY

William Avery Comer

William Comer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ransdell Funeral Home - Bedford on Feb. 10, 2026.
William Avery Comer, age 79, of Bedford, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 in Campbellsburg, Kentucky. He was born May 8, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of William Clyde and Mary Willie (Tingle) Comer.

Mr. Comer was a graduate of Henry County High School in New Castle, Kentucky. He retired as a welder from Fontaine Modification in Louisville and previously worked for Clayton & Lambert Manufacturing Company in Buckner, Kentucky. He was an active member of Campbellsburg Alcoholics Anonymous.

His surviving family includes his wife, the former Leila M. Wise; two daughters: Mary Wright and her husband, Anthony of Campbellsburg, and Angela Warren and her fiancé, Thomas Greer of LaGrange, Kentucky; one step-daughter, Jana Board and her husband, Troy of Taylorsville, Kentucky; one step-son, Mark Mounce and his wife, Terry of Bedford; one sister, Mary Robinson of Bedford; six grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Irma Watts.

Burial will be private.

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