William “Bill” Weeks, long time resident of Hoxie, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the Sheridan County Health Complex.
Bill
was born on May 23, 1931 on the family farm in rural Sheridan County.
He was one of seven children born to Clarence and Pearl (Godrey) Weeks.
He attended country school and graduated from Hoxie High School in
1949. In 1951, Bill joined the United States Army and was shipped to
Korea and worked in communications. After serving his country, Bill
returned home and married Lulu Bethany “Beth” Potterf December 2, 1954,
in Winona, Kansas. Bill worked for a short while for Beth’s parents in
Russell Springs, Kansas. When Bill’s father passed away in 1956, Bill,
being the eldest son, took over the family farm. Bill and Beth were
blessed with four sons, Larry, Darrell, Dale, and Richard. Beth became
ill and passed away on September 6, 1991. On August 15, 1997, Bill
married Edis “Pat” Marcotte. She passed away on September 28, 2017.
Bill continued to live on the farm until the time of his passing.
Bill spent his life working as a farmer and rancher. One of his
favorite times on the farm, was calving time. He so enjoyed seeing the
newborn calves. He retired from farming in 2001; however, he was always
a farmer at heart. There was one winter he worked for Foster Lumber
Company, and he did drive a school bus for USD 412. Bill was always
tinkering and thinking about things trying to improve them and being a
welder, welding things. When Bill was not working or “tinkering”, he
loved to fish and camp. He recently spent a week camping and fishing at
Sheridan Lake. A highlight during that time was when his son, Dale,
came to spend the day with him on the lake fishing. Bill was the kind
of person who made you feel good when you talked with him. He might get
upset, but he never held a grudge. Bill was a good mentor to his sons
by demonstrating hard work, being fair, honest and a good man. Bill was
caring and loving. His family was so important to him, and he loved
them very much. Bill could be described as caring and loving. He was a
member of the Hoxie United Methodist Church and believed in the Lord.
Bill is survived by his sons, Larry Weeks (Barb) of Victoria, Texas,
Darrell Weeks of Garden City, Kansas, Dale WeeksSherry of Saint
Francis, Kansas , and Richard Weeks, Garden City, Kansas; brother, Murl
Weeks (Anita) of Oklahoma; sister-in-law, Judy Weeks of Hoxie, Kansas;
grand- children; numerous great-grand children; three step-sons; four
step-daughters; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wives, Beth Weeks and Pat Weeks;
parents, Clarence and Pearl Weeks; brother, Al Weeks; and sisters,
Violet Rogers, Marg Thaden, Alice Pratt, and, infant sister, Nellie
Weeks.
A Funeral Service is planned for Friday, October 16, 2020, 11:00
A.M., at the Hoxie United Methodist Church. Interment will follow the
service in the Hoxie City Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday,
October 15, 2020, 1:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Mickey-Leopold Funeral
Home, Hoxie, Kansas with family receiving friends from 5:30 P.M. until
7:00 P.M. Memorials are suggested to the Sheridan County EMS or
Sheridan County Health Complex and may be sent in care of Mickey-Leopold
Funeral Home, PO Box 987, Hoxie, Kansas 67740. Words of comfort may be
left at www.mickeyleopoldfuneral.com
Bill who loved his family very much. He was a farmer tied to the
land from birth. With every season, the years went past, until it was
time for his final harvest, and he was gathered home into the loving
arms of his Lord and Savior.
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