William L. Vockery
Lancaster

William L. Vockery of Lancaster died Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, from cancer.

Bill was born in Partridge, the son of the late William and Lola Faye (Jenkins) Vockery. He was preceded in death by one sister, Berry Jo Mills of Pineville.

A 1953 graduate of Alamo Heights High School, in San Antonio, Texas, Bill took a regular Army commission when graduating from EKU in 1957. Having served 27 years in the U.S. Army, of which two and a half years were in Vietnam, Bill retired from service in 1980 as a colonel, pursued his teaching certification and began his second career teaching in the Richmond City Schools for eight years. He served as counselor at Garrard Middle School for three years before retiring a second time. Bill also taught at EKU's Department of Curriculum for a number of years. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Richmond, as well as the Habitat for Humanity board of directors.

He is survived by Kathy, his loving wife of 46 years, and three children, Brenda Jones of Brentwood, Md., William of St. Joseph, Mo., and Mark of Ashland. There are nine grandchildren.


Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home. Service will be from 3 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Richmond, with Rev. Gene Strange, Rev. George Strunk and Rev. Tom Harding officiating.

Committal service and burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Lancaster Cemetery by Rev. Gene Strange.

Pallbearers are Bob Bachmann, Guy Patrick, Amos Stone, Phil Sharp, Larry Disney, Bill Grise, Kelly Upchurch, Jerry Young and Dave Woolverton. Members of the AGAPE Sunday school class will serve as honorary bearers.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the Habitat for Humanity (Madison or Garrard County), American Cancer Society or the Sharing Ministry at the First United Methodist Church.