Bill Bridges, 1915-2003, Sedalia

Bill Bridges, 88, of Sedalia, formerly of Windsor, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at the Harry S. Truman Veteran's Hospital in Columbia.

He was born Sept. 11, 1915, in Windsor, a son of Almond Bob and Isabelle Peel Bridges.

Mr. Bridges worked at the Windsor International Shoe Factory. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the European, African and Middle Eastern theaters. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2610 in Windsor.

Surviving are two sisters, Esther Humphrey, of Sedalia, and Gloria Kallenberger, of Kansas City; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother, Bob Bridges; and a sister, Annabelle Nelson.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hadley Funeral Home in Windsor, with the Rev. Gene Ekstrand officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home.