William Henry “Bill” Winstead, 70, of Walshville, died at his residence at 7:27 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 2, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, located at 6969 W. Frontage Road in Worden. The Rev. Benjamin Ball, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church will officiate. A luncheon will be served after the funeral and before the burial in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. The family requests casual attire be worn.
Mr. Winstead was born May 9, 1954, in Litchfield, a son of Virgil Lee and Mabel Elizabeth (Snyder) Winstead. He graduated from Litchfield High School with the class of 1972. He married the former Beverly Ann Niehaus at Zion Lutheran Church in Mt. Olive on Aug. 16, 1975. She survives.
Mr. Winstead was passionate about agriculture and was employed with Stamer Implement and later the long-time service manager for Timmerman Implement, later known as Sloan Implement, in Litchfield. He loved farming and working on old machinery and trucks. Mr. Winstead was a former member of the Litchfield Community School District #12 Board of Education and had the privilege of presenting diplomas to his children during the time he served on the board. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Worden.
Mr. Winstead is survived by his wife, Beverly A. Winstead of Walshville; daughters, Michele (Scott) Bader of Carlinville and Melinda (Joseph) Estrada of Hamel; daughter-in-law, Lyndsy Winstead of Litchfield; grandchildren, Cale, Gavin and Keaton Winstead, Anthony and Joshua Bader and Isiah and Mary Estrada; and great-grandchildren, Kayla, Ava and Josiah Estrada.
Mr. Winstead was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil and Mabel Winstead; a son, Michael W. Winstead; a daughter, Melissa A. Winstead; a sister, Betty Niemann; and his mother and father-in-law, Elmer and Mary (Stamer) Niehaus.
Memorials may be directed to the family of William Winstead, c/o Beverly Winstead. Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements. To sign the online guest book, light a virtual candle, or for directions, please visit www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
