William W. "Bill" Dunham

William W. "Bill" Dunham, 85, of Cape Girardeau, MO, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, MO. He was born October 16, 1927 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Millard W. and Effie M. Long Dunham Weaver. He and Mary L. Reisenbichler Dunham were married July 9, 1950 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape where he was past president of its Men's Club. He was also Boyscout Master for Troop 8 many years and was a member of the American Legion. He served his country in the U.S. Navy as a storekeeper. He had coached the girls VFW Softball team and Boys Minor and Little League Baseball teams. Bill retired from Kraft Foods after many years as a sales representative. Survivors include : Wife - Mary L. Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Son - William C. (Diane) Dunham, Lake St. Louis, MO Son - Robert L. (Jan) Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Son - Timothy W. (Dr. Rhonda) Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Daughter - Mary C. Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Sister - Georgia Wimmer, Cape Girardeau, MO Grandchild - Bryan (Deborah) Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Grandchild - Patrick (Jenny) Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Grandchild - Jamie (Josh) Purtle, Lake St. Louis, MO Grandchild - Kirsten Dunham, Lake St. Louis, MO Grandchild - Stefanie (Cory) Kassel, Altenburg, MO Grandchild - Ashley Underwood, Cape Girardeau, MO Grandchild - Misty (Jerry) Dority, Surprise, AZ Step Grandson - Billy Underwood, Cape Girardeau, MO Great Grandchild - Nicole Dunham, Surprise, AZ Great Grandchildren - Evan and Madilyn Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Great Grandchild - Olivia Dunham, Cape Girardeau, MO Great Grandchildren - Jordyn and Jackson Purtle, Lake St. Louis, MO Great Grandchild - Zoey Espinoza, Cape Girardeau, MO Great Grandchildren - Brayden and Devin Kassel Brother-in-law & Sister-in-law - John and Jean Hewitt, Houston, TX Sister-in-law - Betty Fluegge, Jackson, MO Sister-in-law - Margie Vinyard, Jackson, MO Also survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather, Willie Weaver. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10:00 AM Friday, January 4, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Douglas C. Breite officiating. Burial will follow at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau with full military rites by the Missouri Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran School Building Fund, or to Saxony Lutheran High School Building Fund..

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William W. "Bill" Dunham

January 1, 2013