Billy Gene “Bill” House, 89, Emporia, Kansas, died at Holiday Resort Care Center, Emporia, on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
Bill was born in Emporia, Kansas on November 12, 1927, the son of Ellsworth and Caroline Belle (Winters) House.
He is survived by his brother; Dean House, Emporia, KS, and sister; Donna Davies, Reading, KS, Nephews; Rod House, Vancouver, WA, Chuck House, Topeka, KS, Jay Davies, Reading, KS, Jim Davies, Lebo, KS and nieces, Jann Davies Briggs, Reading, KS, Mary Kay and Jean House, Topeka, KS, Janice Brooks, Mulvane, KS and Genise Robinson, Lansing, KS, 6 great nephews and nieces, and four great-great-grand nieces and nephews.
Preceding in death were his parents, and a brother, Robert, and two nephews; Lawrence Wayne House and David Lee House.
Bill graduated Emporia High School in 1945. Although a childhood accident left Bill blind in one eye, the injury didn’t deter him from a lifelong interest in all things mechanical. He became the neighborhood repair boy for friend’s bikes and lawn mowers. Bill began his professional career at Ross Latimer’s Maytag Sales Company in Emporia. He trained under the late Orville Smith and became known as one of the best small engine repair mechanics in and around Lyon County.
After Benner William’s Furniture and Appliances purchased Latimer’s Maytag Franchise, Bill advanced to lead appliance repairman for the Company. During his tenure at Benner Williams, Bill worked with store manager John Guion, and joined John’s staff at Guion’s Showcase Furniture and Appliance Company.
Retirement never slowed Bill’s mechanical interests. He was always on call to help friends and family with their mechanical repairs. He was an avid gardener and fisherman of the Cottonwood River, area ponds and lakes. Sunday morning was a hub of activity in Bill’s garage. For decades friends gathered for card games, beer drinking, and telling tall fish stories.
Funeral services will be Friday, August 25, 2017 at 1:30 P.M. at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, KS. The service will be conducted by Pastor Nancy Mathis, Americus United Methodist Church, Americus. Burial will follow in the Reading Cemetery, Reading, Kansas. The family will visit with friends an hour before the service.
A memorial has been established with the Cornea Research Foundation of America. Contributions may be sent to the funeral home, PO Box #175, Emporia, Kansas 66801.
Condolences for the family may be sent through the funeral home web site; www.robertsblue.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Bill Gene "Billy" House, please visit our flower store.
Bill was born in Emporia, Kansas on November 12, 1927, the son of Ellsworth and Caroline Belle (Winters) House.
He is survived by his brother; Dean House, Emporia, KS, and sister; Donna Davies, Reading, KS, Nephews; Rod House, Vancouver, WA, Chuck House, Topeka, KS, Jay Davies, Reading, KS, Jim Davies, Lebo, KS and nieces, Jann Davies Briggs, Reading, KS, Mary Kay and Jean House, Topeka, KS, Janice Brooks, Mulvane, KS and Genise Robinson, Lansing, KS, 6 great nephews and nieces, and four great-great-grand nieces and nephews.
Preceding in death were his parents, and a brother, Robert, and two nephews; Lawrence Wayne House and David Lee House.
Bill graduated Emporia High School in 1945. Although a childhood accident left Bill blind in one eye, the injury didn’t deter him from a lifelong interest in all things mechanical. He became the neighborhood repair boy for friend’s bikes and lawn mowers. Bill began his professional career at Ross Latimer’s Maytag Sales Company in Emporia. He trained under the late Orville Smith and became known as one of the best small engine repair mechanics in and around Lyon County.
After Benner William’s Furniture and Appliances purchased Latimer’s Maytag Franchise, Bill advanced to lead appliance repairman for the Company. During his tenure at Benner Williams, Bill worked with store manager John Guion, and joined John’s staff at Guion’s Showcase Furniture and Appliance Company.
Retirement never slowed Bill’s mechanical interests. He was always on call to help friends and family with their mechanical repairs. He was an avid gardener and fisherman of the Cottonwood River, area ponds and lakes. Sunday morning was a hub of activity in Bill’s garage. For decades friends gathered for card games, beer drinking, and telling tall fish stories.
Funeral services will be Friday, August 25, 2017 at 1:30 P.M. at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia, KS. The service will be conducted by Pastor Nancy Mathis, Americus United Methodist Church, Americus. Burial will follow in the Reading Cemetery, Reading, Kansas. The family will visit with friends an hour before the service.
A memorial has been established with the Cornea Research Foundation of America. Contributions may be sent to the funeral home, PO Box #175, Emporia, Kansas 66801.
Condolences for the family may be sent through the funeral home web site; www.robertsblue.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Bill Gene "Billy" House, please visit our flower store.
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