William "Bill" Carper
Passed: January 17, 2015
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William "Bill" Carper
Passed: January 17, 2015
Obituary
William “bill” carper, 89, of charleston, passed away saturday, january 17, 2015 at home.
He was the retired general manager and co-owner of bailes glass, the family business, which later became bailes granite and marble.
Bill was a lifelong resident of charleston, a graduate of stonewall jackson high school and west virginia university.
He was a world war ii, u.S. Army sargent veteran, serving in korea.
Bill was also a longtime coach and umpire for the capitol mid-western little league, where his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all played.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 67 years, jeane bailes carper, whom he missed to his last day.
He is survived by his children, john w. (sue) carper of charleston, dr. Bradford (lynn) carper of missouri, nancy lynn (ed) hill of charleston and w. Kent (debbie) carper of charleston; grandchildren, sara (david) anderson, john (megan) carper ii, brad carper, w. Chase (kylie) carper, woody (kelli) hill, katherine (jason) calloway, traci (mark) carper-strickland, bryan (calissa) carper and virginia (matt martin) carper; great-grandchildren, ava, abigail, bailey, kingsley, isabella, wesley, lila, jay edison, grace, helen, will, andrew, michael, carson lee and beau.
A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers “ the family suggests donations may be made in memory of bill to: union mission ministries, p.O. Box 112, charleston, wv 25321 and/or capital mid-western little league, 3700 venable avenue, charleston, wv 25304.
Condolences may be sent to the family by clicking the send condolences button above.
Barlow bonsall funeral home, charleston has been entrusted with the arrangements.
13 responses to William "Bill" Carper
Renee Jones says:
August 10, 2021
Location: Charleston West Virginia
Thoughts And Prayers To The Family.
Steve And Susie Hissom says:
August 10, 2021
Relationship: Friends
Location: Elkview West Virginia
We’Re So Sorry For Your Loss. You’Re In Our Thoughts And Prayers.
Sincerely,
Steve And Susie Hissom
Kim Hoskinson says:
August 10, 2021
Relationship: Dr. Mcclung Office
Location: St. Albans West Virginia
So Sorry To Hear Of Bills Passing. I Always Enjoyed Him Calling And Seeing Him In The Office.
Joe Shelton says:
August 10, 2021
Location: Alabama
My Sincere Condolences Commissioner To You And Family
Darrell And Sherry Gates says:
August 10, 2021
Location: Eufaula Alabama
We Spoke With Bill In The Last 2 Weeks.
What A Great Fellow And Lifelong Friend Of Our Family. Same Feelings For Gene .
Sorry We Are Not There To Pay Our Respects,
We Will Pray For You All. He Was So Proud Of His Entire Family. As Always He Said How Much He Missed Gene.
God Bless You All.
Darrell And Sherry