William Bill Malone
June 6, 2019
William “Bill” Malone, 92, Navy Veteran, died Thursday, June 6, 2019. Celebration of Life will be at 3:00 pm, Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Bill played football for the University of Kansas and earned his Bachelor’s in Geology before working for an oil company in Wyoming and Louisiana. He was a founder and trustee of the Sedgwick County Zoo. Bill was a second generation owner of Fidelity Title in Wichita and was a real estate agent with Prudential, JP Weigand, and Berkshire Hathaway until his retirement at age 85. For 10 years he served as a lay person for the Kansas Human Rights Commission. His family will remember him as a great storyteller. Survived by his sons, William J. (Kaye) Malone, Michael T. (Shelly) Malone, Patrick T. (Sydney) Malone; step-son, Robert (Sherri) Smith; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. A memorial has been established with: Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 W. Zoo Blvd., Wichita, KS, 67212.
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To Mike and Patrick — it was my pleasure to know your father through the title insurance industry. He was a very special person. The memory of his sense of humor and good nature will long live with the members of the Kansas Land Title Association. He will be missed.
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