William Selby Laing

William Laing Obituary

WILLIAM SELBY

LAING, 88

Stationary Engineer

LAKELAND - Mr. William Selby Laing, 88, passed away Mon., May 21, 2007 at home from cancer.

Mr. Laing was born in Moundsville, WV on July 16, 1918. He was born and raised in Moundsville, WV and lived most if his adult life in PA, OH, retiring to FL in 1981. Mr. Laing moved to Lakeland from Lehigh Acres, FL in 1999. He retired after 42 years as stationary engineer for Sun Oil Co.

Mr. Laing was preceded in death by his wife, Anastasia of 65 years. Survived by his 11 children; Linda Lou Laing, Milbridge, Maine; Janie Languasco, Ocala, FL., (Jack); William F. Laing, Ravenna, OH (Nancy); John Laing, Columbus, OH. (Sally); Leslynne (Ditty) O'Neill, Lancaster, PA (James); Tim Laing, Covington, LA; Nancy Hunsicker, Lakeland, FL (Jerry); Therese Paskell, Monroe, MI (Phil); Heidi Wight, Covington, LA; Carla Laing, Covington, LA; Alicia Grzohowiak, Columbus, OH. (John); 34 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Wed. from 5:30-8:00 P.M. @ Ott-Laughlin @ Glen Abbey Chapel. Service will be Thurs. 10:00 a.m. at the Church of the Resurrection in Lakeland. In Lieu of flowers make donations to VISTE, 1232 E Magnolia and the Florida Baptist Children's Home, 1015 Sikes Blvd.

A special thanks to the wonderful nurses & caregivers from Good Shepherd Hospice.

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Published by The Ledger on May 23, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for William Laing

6 Entries

Anastasia Grzechowiak

August 24, 2007

Granddaughter number... who knows!! But Grandpa and Grandma always made me feel as if I was the ONLY grandchild. I LOVE THEM BOTH! Always and Forever!

Cindy Dodson

June 9, 2007

Bill Laing touched my heart at Azalea Park when we moved our beAUTIFUL MOTHER THERE. It was june 2002 after our daughters wedding in April. We all met Bill in June 2002 and he touched all of our hearts right then and there. He reminded me so much of my precious Daddy, that i took to him the minute I met him. I knew he was special, and when he told me how many children , grandchildren,and great grandchioldren he had I knew he was very special!!! We had a great relationship at Azalea Park, my beautiful mother thought he was wonderful and Bill thought mother was special also. When my daughter Chase and her two babies came to visit Bill and Chase took an imediate liking to each other. He could sense the strong family value and bond that I had with my mother and Daddy and two wonderful brothers and my daughter and three sons and two granddaughters. he could really relate to all of us. he was so special to me and my family and i feel that I am a better person today because of my friendship with Bill. my daughter and i loved him dearly and it leaves a void in my heart to know that he is no longer with us but i know as I do with my precious parents, that he and they are all in a better place now. Nancy, i loved getting to know you and I hope we will keep in touch. You had a wonderful and remarkable Dad as you know, and my heart is so heavy tonight to know that i can not communicate with him again, I knbow how happy he was to have been with you and your family these last months, I know that I was with Daddy when he took his last breath inoct.2000 and i was with mother august 30th 2006, Thank goodness we were with them in their final moments even as hard as it was I am so thankful that I was able to be there with both of them and i know you feel the same way. God works in mysterious ways to help us all get through our toughest moments. It is still too fresh for me even with Daddy in2000 i was sooooo close to both of my parents I miss them terribly and i miss Bill, he was a connection for me to my Parents. He was a wonderful Man whom i respected so much. I am a better person today to have known Bill Laing and Nancy i am so glad we were able to connect. Please keep in touch. I loved your Dad!!

Monica Marger

June 5, 2007

As his niece, I will always remember Uncle Bill as an extremely loving and positive man. My mother, his youngest sister, loved him very much and spoke affectionately of him. The world is a better place for all of the people whose lives were touched by his.

Nancy Hunsicker

June 4, 2007

I am number 7 child of William's! I've had the privilege of living within 20 minutes or so of both mom & dad for the past 25 years. Over the years my dad became my friend-particularly these past four years since mom passed away! While being his caregiver, we joked & laughed and we had a lot of fun together. He was always upbeat, always appreciative & grateful for everything my husband, Jerry and I did for him. Every morning when I greeted him he would ask me "Are there any women coming to see us today?" When I would tell him yes, he would smile & say "maybe I should shave then, so I look good for them!"
Over the past four months we talked a lot about Jesus, our Lord and master, and heaven. He often told me he wasn't afraid to die, but 'hoped he was good enough to go to heaven'. I think he finally accepted the gift of grace & forgiveness- toward the end he would always smile & had a peaceful look on his face. I will be forever grateful for the time the Lord gave me to honor my earthly father by having him live with us in our home! It was quite a journey, I'll miss him so much, but have all my memories!
Nancy Hunsicker

Rusty Shultz

June 3, 2007

I will never forget Uncle Bill. He was a great person. I won't forget 165 pounds ( or there abouts) of dynamite either that him and my Dad used to say. ha! God love them.

Alicia Grzechowiak

June 2, 2007

William was my Dad. I am the youngest of his 11 children. He was a kind, honest, gentle, caring, personable, positive and loving man. He loved fishing and gardening and most of all his huge family. I will miss him terribly.

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