Billy Gene (Bill) Bressler
Mikki Baringer - December 26, 2017 3:57 pm
Billy Gene (Bill) Bressler, 88, of rural Guymon, passed away Saturday evening, December 24, 2017 at the Heritage Community Manor.
The son of Roscoe Sherman and Hazel Lee (Showers) Bressler, he was born June 12, 1929 in Rolla, Kansas. Bill’s mother died when he was 10 years old. Bill attended all twelve grades of school in Rolla, graduating with the Class of 1948. He was an excellent athlete and played basketball and baseball.
He was united in marriage to Veda Lou Dibble on January 29, 1951 in Clayton, New Mexico. Bill was drafted into the U.S. Army in February of 1951. After a year of training, Bill was assigned to the First Cavalry Tank Division as a Communication Officer, and served one more year.
Bill and Veda were blessed with four great sons: Kelly, Brad, Mike and Tony. Tony died in 2003. Bill and Veda’s first home was in Rolla, Kansas. In 1964, Bill and Veda bought twenty acres from Veda’s folks which was located north of Guymon, Oklahoma. They built their home on the land where Bill lived the rest of his life.
Bill had many interests and kept busy his entire life learning new skills and developing new hobbies. He was a barber, a farmer and rancher, a breeder and trainer of all kinds of animals, an inventor, a builder and a grower of beautiful flowers and delicious vegetables. Bill never saw a bird or animal he didn’t like.
Bill was preceded in death by his son, Tony, three sisters, one brother, his parents, his grandparents and many Bressler relatives.
He is survived by his wife, Veda; three sons: Kelly (Glo) Bressler, Brad Bressler and Mike Bressler; seven grandchildren: K.D. Bressler, Jessica Peoples, Brandon Bressler, Aron Bressler, Justin Bressler, Derrick Bressler and Rusty Bressler; and eleven great grandchildren.
Memorial services will be conducted Saturday afternoon, December 30th at 2:00 p.m. at the Straight Christian Church with Rev. Tim Brittain officiating. Services are under the care of the Bunch – Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon.
The Bressler family suggests that memorials in Bill’s name be made to the Ronald McDonald House of Amarillo. Memorials will be accepted at the Bunch – Roberts Funeral Home, PO Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942.
Friends can sign the online guestbook and leave condolences at www.bunchroberts.com.