Walter W. Squires

WALTER WM. "BILL" SQUIRES Bill Squires, 70, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 9, while camping in his motorhome at Saylorville Lake. Services will be held on Thursday, October 13 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Rippey, Iowa with burial in the Rippey Cemetery. Two visitations will be held at 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, at the Methodist Church in Humboldt and another on Wednesday, October 12 after 9 a.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Jefferson. The family will be present from 5-8 p.m. Bill was born on October 9, 1935 in Cooper, Iowa, the son of Sherman and Maxine Squires. He worked with his uncles after graduating from high school then worked at United Foods in Jefferson for five years. He and his wife, Janice moved to Perry and Bill started working for Fareway Stores, Inc. where he was employed for 31 years retiring in 1995. He and his wife traveled the world and visited 23 countries and all 50 states. He loved life, his family and enjoyed a large network of extended family and friends. He participated in sports and was once a semi-pro baseball pitcher. He enjoyed fishing, Model A's, and camping around the country. He delighted in saying he was from Cooper and claimed to be in the top ten of his class. There were seven in his class. Bill and Jan wintered in the Palm Springs, California area for the last nine years. He loved people and people loved him. He is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Janice, his daughter Lori Squires of Urbandale; his son and daughter in law Randy and Debra Squires of Colo; 3 sisters in law Barbara Denman of Urbandale, Marilyn Hagemeyer of California and Ruth Burk of Colorado; two granddaughters Kayla McBurney of Osceola and Stacey Stoecker of West Des Moines; four great grandchildren Samantha, Sierra and Austin Pennick, and Jessica Negrete; his uncle and aunt Norman and Helen Ure of Rippey, his uncle and aunt Eugene and Maggie Ure of Cooper, his aunt Doris Birt of Spencer, his aunt Florence Ure, and his uncle Robert Vickery of Roswell, Georgia. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Shelly. Memorials may be sent to the family and will be distributed to Bill's favorite charities.