William "Bill" Baumgardner
December 19, 1932 ~ December 27, 2020
William "Bill" Baumgardner
Goddard, Kansas - 88, retired Boeing Aircraft Company inventory manager, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020. Funeral Service will be live streamed, 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 31. Service can be viewed by clicking "Watch Event" below. Graveside Service will follow at 2:00 p.m., in Greenwood Cemetery. After his service in the United States Navy, Bill became a well-known square dance caller. After working 35 years at Boeing, he spent a lot of time camping and he and his wife spent many long winters in Texas. It would not be unusual to find him in his workshop making a gift for his grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn; parents, John and Bertha; brother, Donald; sisters, Dorothy and Marjorie. Survivors: daughter, M’tika Heibel; stepdaughters, Gwendolyn (Jim) Whittit and Susan (Gary) Sanders; stepsons, Scott Williams and John D. Williams; grandchildren, Ryan, Michael, Curtis, Melanie, Dalton, Jon, Joe and Savana; 10 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with Wichita Presbyterian Manor, 4700 W. 13th St. N., Wichita, KS 67212.
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I have fond memories of my Uncle Bill. We used to go to Lake Carl Blackwell outside of Braman, OK. Spent time in the lake cabins and swimming with my Uncle Bill and my Aunt Dortha most weekends when I was small. My mom (Marjorie Nell) told me stories of things her and Bill would do growing up. He took my grandpa’s car without permission, they would tip over outhouses at Halloween and take cooling fruit pies from a window sill. He did get spanked by my grandpa with a razor strap and I still remember seeing that strap hanging in my grandparents house. I will treasure my memories of Bill and hope he will rest in peace and say hi to my mom when he sees her in Heaven. Adonna Irons Glover, Bill’s niece from Ponca City, OK.
Thank you so much for your kind word and for sharing these memories. Gwen
Fair winds and following seas sailor. “Boatswain… Standby to pipe the side… Shipmate’s going Ashore…” Thank you William for your service to this nation. U.S. Navy.