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| Bill Clester May 9, 1941 August 30, 2010 |
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| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff Name = ROY AND MARILYN WALTON Comments = Where would you ever begin? Family friends forever!!! All of the hamburger cookouts, the wheatfields, the coffee shop with Roy and Bill, story after story, never ending,a man who would do anything for you - he will be missed by all. Name = Pamela Davis-Blazek Comments = Please accept our deepest sympathy and love to you and your family. You have always been special people to us and the Okeene community. Name = Alvin Rauh Comments = Elaine, John & Melinda: you are all in my prayers. May the Lord grant you comfort and peace. Name = Ol Gizzard Comments = My condolences goes out to the Clester Family on the Passing of A Great Husband,Father,Grandpa, Friend.I will miss his smile,Laugh and good memories when I worked with him At Silly Willie's. I will always be Ol Gizzard since he was the one who thought that nickname for me.. Rest in Peace My Friend.This is not goodbye.WE will see you again in Heaven Name = Mike & Terri Fox Comments = Your Family is in Our thoughts and prayers! Elaine, I will never forget when i told you how scared i was of Bill and you laughed at me and told me he was a "big teddy bear" and then when you told him he got such a big kick out of me being scared of him and he assured me that you were right and he told me his bark was bigger than his bite!!!! He will be greatly missed!!! If there is anything we can do please don't hesitate to call!!! Name = Elaine Clester Comments = Thanks to each of you for these memory memorial of Bill. |
| Okeene-Celebration of Life Service for Bill Lane Clester, 69, will be Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at Faith Center Fellowship in Meno with Pastor Cody Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery east and south of Okeene with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Okeene. Viewing will be Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The casket will be open before the service at the church. Memories may be shared with the family at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Bill was born on May 9, 1941 in Okeene to Albert and Vinita Blunk Clester and passed from this life on August 30, 2010 in Okeene. He graduated from Okeene High School in 1960. Bill married Elaine Richardson at Homestead in 1961 and to this union two children were born: John and Melinda. Bill was awarded Kiwanis Farmer of the Year and Blaine County Farm Family of the year in 1980. Bill was on the Cimarron Electric Cooperative Board for over 35 years, serving as the current president. He was an avid farmer, did custom haying, built over 40 stock trailers and was a partner in DBH Helicopter Spraying Service. Bill and Elaine owned and operated Silly Willies Restaurant in Okeene for over 9 years. Bill barbequed at many community and charitable events with a “Bill Clester” original cooker. Survivors include his wife, Elaine of Okeene; son, John Clester and wife, Angela of Okeene; daughter, Melinda Westfahl and husband, Ralph of Ringwood; six grandchildren, Audra Davis and husband, Josh, Deidra Clester, Zoe and Trinity Clester, Chad Westfahl, Beau Westfahl; one brother, Bob Clester and wife, Caroleen; uncles, Virgil Laubach and Glen Blunk; aunt, Beatrice Davis; sister-in- law, Freda Richardson and numerous nieces and nephews. Those who have preceded Bill in death include his parents; two infant brothers, Don Edward and Johnny Lee. Memorials may be made Okeene FFA Chapter to build community grill or to the funeral home on behalf of the family. |
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