Carl W. (Bill) Kinney

Carl W. (Bill) Kinney, of Winnsboro, TX, left this world to be with his Lord on November 24, 2014. Bill was born January 23, 1927 in Branch, MO to Joseph and Rebecca (Nations) Kinney. Bill served in the U.S. Army during WWII, spending time in Japan. After completing his service to his country, he met and married Betty McDowell, settling in Kansas City, KS. To this union 3 children were born. Bill was proud the Lord had chosen him to serve as a pillar of the (former) Victoria Tabernacle Church, 15th & Central, Kansas City, KS. After the 1951 flood, he was instrumental in building a new church, and again helped rebuild the church after it was destroyed by fire in 1977. He served on the Deacon Board, maintained a fleet of the church buses, drove a bus every Sunday morning bringing the children and shut-ins to church. He also drove the bus for Weekday Church School every Wednesday. He was also instrumental in the design of the 'Singing Christmas Tree' that the church choir presented every Christmas. After 51 years of marriage, Betty passed away in January 2001. Bill retired from The Gas Service Company in 1990 after 33 years of service. Retirement was filled with volunteering at the church he loved. After a few years, he began a second career at Laidlaw Transit Inc., where he drove senior citizens and the disabled to various doctor visits. After his second retirement, he married his current wife, June Mishler, of Texarkana, AR in 2003. Bill moved to Texarkana and eventually they settled in Winnsboro, TX to work for Teen/Life Challenge North Texas as Director of Student Development, guiding troubled young men to find God's Will in their lives. Bill is preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Betty; his parents; sister, Lavonia; brothers, Joe, David Jerry, and his twin brother Wilbur. Bill is survived by his wife, June; sister, Nadine Overton; children, Diana (John) Hoff of Lincoln, MO; Karen (Bill) Juranich of Covington, WA; and Clayton (Tina) Kinney of Overland Park, KS; Linda (Paul) Ecker of Rowlett, TX, 5 grandsons, 3 granddaughters, 6 great grandsons, 2 great-great grandsons, and many nieces and nephews and their families. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 3- 6:00-8:00, and the funeral will be Thursday, December 4- 11:00 at the Maple Hill Funeral Home, 3300 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, KS. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Teen/Life Challenge of Dallas, Inc. PO Box 181794, Dallas, TX 95218. To share a memory or to leave condolences, please visit www.maplehillfuneralhome.com.

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Carl W. (Bill) Kinney

January 23, 1927 - November 24, 2014