William David Kilbourn
William Kilbourn Obituary
DATELINE: Sterling, Kansas
NAME: William David Kilbourn
AGE: 82 yrs
DATE OF DEATH: August 16, 2016 following many years of Alzheimer’s Disease
PLACE OF DEATH: Presbyterian Manor, Sterling
DATE OF BIRTH: July 11, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH: rural Sterling at the Kilbourn Ranch
PARENTS: Nelson and Roberta Cooke Kilbourn
RESIDENCE: longtime Sterling formerly of Fredrick, Okla., Estes Park, Co., Canton, TX.
OCCUPATION: He worked in the Petroleum Field; Deputy Sheriff in Larimer County, Co.;
he worked in Security at the 6th Floor Kennedy Museum in Dallas and at the Kansas
Cosmosphere and Space Center
EDUCATION: Graduated Sterling High School in 1952, graduated KSU in 1956 with a
Bachelor of Science Degree; attended Sterling College for 2 years
VETERAN: Army National Guard, serving with the Military Police.
MEMBERSHIPS: grew up in the Sterling Presbyterian Church and currently was a member
of the United Methodist Church, Sterling; member of Delta Tau Delta at KSU; life member of the American Rifle Association; He was the Great-Grandson of Dr. Francis Spencer who was
the first President of Sterling College;
DATE OF MARRIAGE: He married Joy Lower at Aldeo, Ill., May 5, 1957 she died in March 7, 1995.
He married Clara Mae Williford Belden, July 10, 1999 at Sterling
SURVIVORS: Wife, Clara Mae Kilbourn of the home; 2 Daughters, Susan & Michael Beckett, Oklahoma City, Martha Ann & David Stippich, Colorado Springs; 4 Grandchildren; Jessie Beckett, Roberta Rowland , Michelle Bennet , Michael Kilbourn, 4 Great-Grandchildren
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents; Brother, Robert Kilbourn
SERVICES: 10:30A.M. Saturday, August 27, 2016 at United Methodist Church, Sterling
OFFICIATING: Rev. Jeff Miller and Matt Hendricks
BURIAL: Sterling Community Cemetery with Military Honors by Sterling American Legion
MEMORIAL: Sterling High School Track Program or Sterling High School Gun Club in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling
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