Obituaries 10 July 2024

William "Bill" Joseph Mowery

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William Mowery

William "Bill" Joseph Mowery, 80, of Xenia, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.  
 
He was born March 27, 1944 in Greenfield, the son of the late George Francis Mowery and Stella Leadingham-Mowery-Horsley.
 
Bill served in the United States Air Force before retiring from NCR after 30-plus years of dedicated service. He was an avid sports fan, particularly baseball and the Cincinnati Reds. He also was a Cleveland Browns football fan. Bill was a loving husband, father,and grandfather, who will be missed dearly.
 
Surviving are his two daughters, Georgetta (Don Hinders) Richards of Xenia and Kimberly (Sean) French of Bethel; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Don (Christa) Mowery; and three sisters, Gloria Lewis, Jane Ann (Dean) Greene and Ednabelle Shackleford.
 
In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Elmyra Ann (Hixson) Mowery, whom he had been married to for 46 years.
 
Services will be held at Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home, 97 W. Locust St. Wilmington, Monday, July 15 at 1 p.m. Interment will follow in the Barnes Cemetery, Fairview, where the Highland County Honor Guard and Active Duty Air Force will accord full military honors.
 
Friends will be received at the funeral home on Monday from 11 a.m. until the time of the services.
 
To sign the online guest book, go to www. edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.

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