William L. Satathite

PALO CEDRO- Bill went home to be with the Lord on November 20, 2007, his 73rd birthday, at Mercy Hospital in Redding, CA. Bill was born on November 20, 1934 in Prescott, Arizona to William W. and Pearl V. Henderson. Bill was later adopted by his grandparents, W.J. and Lilly Satathite of Yava, Arizona. He grew up in Yavapai County, Arizona. He worked in mining at Bagdad Copper Company in Bagdad, Arizona until 1979 when he transferred to Challis, Idaho to work for Thompson Creek Mine. He was a Past Master of Bagdad Lodge in Bagdad, Arizona, a life member of Aztlan Lodge #1 in Prescott, Arizona where he recently received his 50-year membership pin, Past Patron of Bagdad Chapter #63 Order of the Eastern Star, a member of Golden Rule Chapter #1 OES, a 32-degree member of Scottish Rite Masons of Phoenix, a member of El Zaribah Shrine of Phoenix and Past President of Yavapai Shrine Club in Prescott, Arizona. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott, Arizona.

Bill is survived by his wife of over 51 years Jo Ann of Palo Cedro; son William II of Pocatello, Idaho; daughter and son-in-law Rebecca and Gregory Tyler of Palo Cedro; five grandchildren Amy, William and Stuart Satathite and Jessica and Scott Tyler; three half-brothers Clay, Dale and Steve Henderson and one half-sister Lois, all of New Mexico.

Services will be conducted at Cow Creek Community Church in Palo Cedro on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Mercy Hospice, P.O. Box 496009, Redding, CA 96049, or Cow Creek Community Church Building Fund, 10168 Deschutes Road, Palo Cedro CA 96073. Bill has requested that his ashes be scattered in the Arizona desert.

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