Obituary

William Bill Lincoln
(August 11, 1926 - June 8, 2010)

WILLIAM F. "Bill" LINCOLN, 83, of Huntington, W.Va., husband of Sandra Robinson Lincoln, passed away Tuesday June 8, 2010, at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Locust Grove Baptist Church, 2888 Rt. 75, Kenova, W.Va., by Pastor Randall Robertson. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. Bill's grandsons will act as pallbearers. He was born August 11, 1926 in Huntington, a son of the late William Francis and Myrtle Holliday Lincoln. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 93 of Kenova, Howard P. Hall VFW Post 1064 of Huntington and the DAV. He attended schools in Ohio and Huntington, Huntington Business College, Marshall University, University of Southern California, Mt. San Antionio College, Walnut, Calif., and the Radio and Television Arts Academy, Los Angeles, Calif. Bill was the owner of Lincoln-Fetty Insurance Agency and spent 35 years as an insurance agent in the Tri-State area, and 30 years as a tax consultant and preparer. He was a Past President of Huntington Life Underwriters Association, Sigma Phi Epsilon, a charter member of the Ceredo-Kenova River Cities Lions Club and WV Beekeepers Association. Bill was a lifelong member of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, Calif., and had many years of association and attendance at Locust Grove Baptist Church in Kenova. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters Louis, Myrtle, Marie, Charles, James, Elizabeth and Tug. Additional survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Deborah S. and Tony Horn of Paris, Ky., Mary Anne and Greg Endeman of Williams, Calif., Elizabeth and Rob Vickers of Kenova and Wendy Lincoln of Huntington; a son and daughter-in-law Randy and Brenda Lincoln of Kenova; step-children and their spouses Denise and Ron Kilgore of Wayne, W.Va., Gary and Brenda Black and Billy Black, all of Huntington; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and a host of friends and family. American Legion Post 93 of Kenova will conduct graveside military rites. Contributions may be made to the Ceredo-Kenova River Cities Lions Club, c/o Virginia Beloat, 1201 Stella Dr. Apt B-2, Ashland, KY 41102 or Gideon's International, P.O. Box 11, Lavalette, WV 25535. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Locust Grove Baptist Church, 2888 Rt. 75, Kenova, WV 25530. Reger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.