William Myers

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- William J. Myers, 87, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at home with his family.

He was born Oct. 8, 1926, in Hartzell, Mo., son of Daniel and Altha L. McClain Myers. He and Joetta Mae Proctor were married March 13, 1943. She preceded him in death March 22, 2004.

William served in the United States Army during World War II.

He worked 20 years at Sports Specialty Shoe Co. in Chaffee before moving to California in 1962. While in California, he managed a chicken ranch, worked at the Motion Picture Hospital as supervisor of laundry and housekeeping and owned his own maintenance business more than 20 years. He retired and moved back to Missouri in 1985. He owned and operated three movie-rental stores for nine years, then worked at the Lutheran Home more than four years. During all these jobs he enjoyed collecting many things, from Avon to antiques, clocks and old cars.

Survivors include a daughter, Georgia (John) Wessel of Gordonville; a son, Billy Joe (Diana) Myers of Chaffee; two grandsons, Bill Ray and Will Roy Myers of the home; three stepgrandchildren, Wendy Seabaugh, Josh (Michelle) Wessel of Gordonville and Matthew Wessel of St. Louis; three great-stepgrandchildren; three brothers, Lester, Lawson and Billy Heuring of Sikeston; six sisters, Linda (Billy) Richardson, Lucy (Cletus) Jones of Bridgeton, Ill., Willis Smith, Alvene Johnson and Jerry Ruff of Sikeston and Barbara (Calvin) Brown of Morley, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Slayton.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Revs. Gene Hooker and Calvin Brown officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, with full military honors presented by Missouri Honor Guard.

Online condolences may be made at amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.