William Bill Gale Bays

Danville- William (Bill) Gale Bays, 70, of Danville, IL passed away at 5:33 pm on Thursday August 25, 2016 at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, IL. He was born September 1, 1945 to William Harvey and Muriel (Pearson) Bays in Crossett, Arkansas. He married his wife Linda Ann (Reuther) Bays on May 4, 1974 in Danville, Il and they have been married for over 42 years. Survivors include his mother; Muriel Bays, his wife; Linda, one son; Bradley Scott (Twyla) Bays, three daughters; Jennifer (Keith) Estock, Gail (Patrick) Lewis and Lindsey (Anthony) Nixon. Other survivors include the grandchildren he adored; Andrea (Brandon) Laine, Joshua Estock, Brittney (Bill) Johnson, Connor Bays, Jack Bays, Alex Lewis, Maggie Lewis, Liza Nixon and Aiden Nixon, as well as three great-grandchildren; Malachi Estock, Jaxon and Liam Laine. Surviving Siblings include; Gary (Norma) Bays, Gregory Mark (Lori) Bays, as well as many nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his father, 2 brothers; Carl and Dick and a sister; Lucien Jean Brockwell. Bill graduated from Danville High School in 1964. Bill was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and a 4th degree Knights of Columbus member. Bill spent his entire career at Bohn/Heatcraft in the engineering and sales department for over 52 years. He was an avid St Louis Cardinals baseball fan and loved to work in the garden. He was also a very active member of Holy Family School often seen working athletics, bingo and the Roast Beef dinner. He will forever be known as a great father and grandfather. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday August 31, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church at 444 East Main Street in Danville, IL. Officiating will be Father Steven Loftus and Reverend Canon John J. Flattery. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery in Danville. A Prayer Vigil will be held at 4:00 PM with visitation to follow until 8:00 PM on Tuesday August 30, 2016 at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center 3940 North Vermilion Street Danville, IL. Memorial donations may be made to Schlarman Academy Scholarship, Knights of Columbus Scholarship or Danville 118 Special Education. Please join Bill's family in sharing memories, photos, and videos on his tribute wall atwww.sunsetfuneralhome.com.

Visitation Aug 30, 2016 Tuesday, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center 3940 N. Vermilion Street Danville, IL 61834 Service Aug 31, 2016 Wednesday, 10:30 AM Holy Family Catholic Church 444 E Main St Danville, Illinois (IL) 61832

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