BOURBON – William M. Becker, age 74, of West Union, W.Va., formerly of Bourbon, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the veterans facility in Pittsburgh, Pa., with his family at his side.
Bill was born the son of Richard and Roma Vandorn Becker in Warsaw on June 29, 1946. He graduated from Bourbon High School with the class of 1951.
He was a truck driver for local trucking companies, which included Klotz Trucking, Metheny Elevator, Baugher Trucking and Myron Overmyer. He also loved to help farmers driving tractors and combines and spending time camping with his family.
He attended Mount Salem Baptist Church near his home and was a former member of The Country Church, Bourbon, and Liberty Baptist Church of Rochester.
On Nov. 2, 1968, he married his beautiful bride, Sharon Jenkinson, who survives along with his daughters: Ashlee Becker of West Union, W.Va.; Kristin (and husband Bill) Hackworth of Tippecanoe; Michelle (and husband Bobby) Bottorff of Winona Lake; and Joan Morris of Rochester; along with his son, Dan (and fiancée Julie Jeffries) of South Bend. Bill was blessed with four wonderful grandchildren: Baelin Owens and Malachi, Silas and Alijah Hackworth; his sister, Darlene Becker of Plymouth; and his brother, Glendon “Butch” (and wife Jeanette) Becker of Argos.
Preceding in death were his parents.
The family will receive friends on Monday, May 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. in Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, 115 S. Main St., Bourbon.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in The Country Church, 2951 9B Road, Bourbon. Burial will follow in Sandridge Cemetery Bourbon.
