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Funeral service will be 10:00 am Tuesday, August 19, at First Baptist Church in Buna with burial at Antioch under the direction of Adams EE Stringer Funeral Home in Buna. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Monday at the funeral home.
Bill was born August 12, 1941 in Lufkin, Texas to Gibson and Ellen (Lowe) Sterling and was a retired supervisor for DuPont in Beaumont. He was an Army National Guard veteran and had lived in Buna 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Sue Sterling of Buna; sons, Clint Sterling of Buna and Chuck Sterling and wife Tanya of Bridge City; brother, Mickey Sterling of Gist; sister, Patsy Collins of Winnie; 4 grandchildren, Caleb Sterling, Craig Sterling, Colton Sterling and wife Cheska, and Corbin Sterling; and 2 great grandchildren, Clara Sterling and Charlotte Sterling.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Roy Sterling and Harvey Sterling.
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