William Ray Sterling

William Ray Sterling obituary

William Ray Sterling

William Sterling Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Highland Park Funeral Home and Crematory on Jul. 29, 2025.

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William Ray Sterling passed away at 55 in Kansas City Kansas on July 22nd 2025. He was the son of Saundra Dercher and Billy R Sterling, but his real father was Ronald L Dercher. He is survived by his son Michael Sterling and his Wife Samantha, daughter Leigh Carlson and her husband Terry, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and daughter Julie Sterling and her partner Conor of Big Bear, California, and a sister, Kimberly Miller. He is also survived by four grand children.

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