Guy Bill Warren

Guy “Bill” Warren, Jr. Guy “Bill” William Warren, Jr., the son of Marjorie (Edwards) and Guy William Warren, Sr. was born on November 13, 1937 in Barber Co., Kansas near 99 Springs.  Bill attended country school up to junior high when he attended Medicine Lodge Public Schools and graduated in 1955.  He attended one year at Kansas State University. Bill Warren was united in marriage to Judy Ann Brown on May 28, 1960 in Anthony, Kansas.  This union was blessed with the birth of four children: three sons and one daughter, Howard, Thomas, Timothy and Jennifer.  During this time, Bill worked in the oil fields and they lived in many places, including Medicine Lodge, Liberal and North Dakota for a brief time.  While in Liberal, he worked with his brother, Don, framing houses, pouring basements, and doing demolition and salvaging of older buildings.  Eventually, he started working for Ideal Food Warehouse.  Bill was kept busy coaching Tom and Tim’s baseball and basketball teams.  In 1977, the family moved to Hutchinson where Bill worked for Farmland Cooperative.  Two years later, the family moved to Mulvane and Bill worked for many companies out of Wichita as a truck driver.  These companies include:  Winters Truck Line, Campbell 66, Consolidated Freight, Yellow Freight and Holmes Truck Line.  Bill retired in 2002, but remained active with in the Teamsters Union, serving most recently as the President of the Retired Teamsters #795. On May 7, 1988, Bill married Mary Lou (Jacobs) in Wichita, KS.  Mary Lou brought four children to this marriage, two sons and two daughters: Joleen, Terry, Todd and Kimberly.  The couple made their first home in Wichita, where Bill put his green thumb to work in the yard and garden.  In 1996, Bill and Mary Lou moved to their current home outside of Clearwater.  Bill put his carpentry skills to work and completely redid their home.  Bill always had a HUGE garden and gladly shared his overabundance with everyone around.  Having such a large family, kept Bill very busy with activities, including school activities, birthday parties, graduations, and weddings.  He looked forward to coffee at the Schulte gas station, Monday night poker games, and monthly card parties with Mary Lou’s brothers and sisters.  He was always up for a game of dominos or pitch, and loved to go to the Wichita Greyhound Park to watch the dogs race.  Bill had special sayings he would use with each of his family members, yet he called almost everyone Butch.  Many of the grandkids would call him Grandpa Butch.  Family was important to Bill and he became the keeper of the Warren genealogy.  Bill was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and dear friend to many. Guy “Bill” William Warren, Jr., 81 of Clearwater, passed at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2018 while in the company of family members at Family Health and Rehab, Wichita, Kansas after a short battle with lung cancer.  He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Howard LeRoy, and his brothers, John Newton Warren and Phillip Edward Warren. He is survived by his devoted wife of thirty years, Mary Lou Warren, of Clearwater; children, Joleen (Bob) Lorg of Wichita, Thomas Warren of Anchorage, AK, Terry Leiker of Eureka Springs, AR, Timothy (Kitten) Warren of Haysville, Todd (Janet) Leiker of Colwich, Kim (Bill) Lorg of Clearwater, and Jennifer (Galen) Wiens of McPherson; his grandchildren, Amanda (Chad) McCurdy, Scott (Kelsey) Lorg, Brett (Lindsey) Lorg, Rhendi (Mitchell) Kinast, Gabriel (Marissa) Roach, Caleb Roach, Taylor Roach, Kayla (Andrew) Tate, James Leiker, William Lorg, Bristen (Caitlin) Lorg, Clayton (Sarah) Lorg, Lane Wiens and Reed Wiens; his great-grandchildren, Dalton, Paisley, Rylynn, Charlotte, Elliott, Ellis, Eliza, Kaleb, Ariella, Katilyna, Sophia and Brycen. Funeral services will be held at Downing & Lahey Mortuary West, Wichita Kansas at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 with Father Kyle Dugan officiating.  Music will be provided by Sarah and Josh Holthusen. Final resting place will be at the Resurrection Cemetery, 1640 N. Maize Road, Wichita, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to: Good Shepherd Hospice, 7829 E. Rockhill, #403, Wichita, KS 67206 and  Teamsters Local #7695, 4921 Cessna Drive, Wichita, KS 67210 Tributes can be shared online at www.dlwichita.com Pall Bearers:  Lane Wiens, Reed Wiens, William Lorg, Bristen Lorg, Clayton Lorg, Scott Lorg, Brett Lorg and James Leiker. Honorary Pall Bearers:  Gabriel Roach, Caleb Roach, Taylor Roach and Brock Dakin.