Bill Provine
December 15, 2009
Provine, Bill, 82, safe in the arms of Jesus, Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Visitation with the family will be 6 ~ 8 p.m., Thursday, December 17 at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Friday, December 18 at Cornerstone Christian Church. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Eureka, KS. Bill was raised in Eureka, KS and after serving on Guam in World War II, he married his sweetheart, Wink Burris. They had 46 happy years together until she passed away. He later married Barbara and they enjoyed 15 years of happiness together. Bill worked his entire life in the oil business, starting on a rig with his father, Harry Provine when he came home from the service. Bill managed the Republic Supply store in Augusta for many years in addition to being a very successful company representative. He also had his own oil production corporation. He was a member of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association and the Moose Club. Bill was a faithful member of Cornerstone Christian Church where he served as a deacon and was the chairman of the missions committee. Bill was predeceased by his wife, Wink; his parents, Harry and Bernece Provine; and sister, Lois Hawthorne. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Barbara; his daughter, Julie Stanford and her husband, Chris; his grandchildren, Ashley Stanford, and Heath Stanford and wife, Kristin; and great grandchildren, Alyssa, Keira, and Tyler Stanford. The son of his heart, Eric Grooms and wife Lora. Stepsons, Alan Schriefer, and son, Joshua, and Steven Schriefer and wife, Sarah and daughter, Jenna. Memorials to Cornerstone Christian Church Missions, 5531 E. 37th N., Wichita, KS 67220.
Visitation with the family will be 6 ~ 8 p.m., Thursday, December 17 at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Friday, December 18 at Cornerstone Christian Church. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Eureka, KS.
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To Mrs. Provine and all your children, My name is Pam Carter and I had the pleasure of knowing Bill because Lorra Ewy and I performed his CT scans at the Wichita Clinic several times over the years. I was saddened but not surprised to see of his recent passing. We knew he was not doing well the last time we saw you folks at the Clinic and I feared it would be the last time I saw him. Please know that we cared very much for Bill as we also do for you Mrs. Provine. He still had a smile for us that last day we saw him and I know you will all truelly miss him. He was a very good and a very sweet and kind man who we will miss seeing. Please take care of each other and know that we care.
Barb, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. That Bill was one special guy. Jack, Sue and myself always enjoyed the times he stopped by our office. So happy for you that you had the time you did with Bill.
On behalf of my brothers George and Keith and my sister Nancy Hansen, I extend our condolences to you and your families. Bill was an active member of First Christian Church in Augusta when our family attended there. George, who graduated with Julie and Chris from AHS send, his love from Brighton Colorado. My Aunt, Faye Leach new Bill from her days as an oil secretary and attending Fairmount United Church of Christ with the Grooms family. You all will be in our thoughts and prayers