William O. "Bill" Dever, 83, of Gillespie, died Sunday, April 7, 2019, at 6:20 a.m. at Cedarhurst of Collinsville.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, April 10, at 10 a.m. at Gillespie Cemetery. Kravanya Funeral Home in Gillespie is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dever was born April 24, 1935, in Cleveland, WV, to William O. and Delphia (Bender) Dever. He married Carol Jean Dever on Aug. 11, 1956, in Granite City, and she preceded him in death on April 8, 1999.
He was a retired Master Sergeant, after having served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years. He served during Korea and Vietnam.
He is survived by his sons, Steven W. (Belinda) Dever of Benld, Bruce A. Dever of Staunton and Bryan K. (Nataliya) Dever of Hillsboro; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents and spouse, he was preceded in death by son, William C. Dever, two brothers and three sisters.
Online condolences may be left at www.kravanyafuneral.com.
