William Reynolds

William A. "Bill" Reynolds, 83, of Herrin, passed away at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Bill was a retired coal miner, having last worked for Freeman United Coal Company.

He was a member of First Baptist Church in Herrin, lifetime member of the Baker-Ladd V.F.W. Post No. 1567 in Herrin and a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving in the south Pacific.

He was born November 18, 1925, in Freeman Spur, Ill., to Thomas Wesley and Annie (Profitt) Reynolds.

Bill was united in marriage with Dorothy J. Lane on March 18, 1947, in Marion, IL.

Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Reynolds, of Herrin; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Larry Pounders, of Tuscumbia; two granddaughters and their husbands, Kary and Keith Borden, Lauren and Drew Carpenter, both of Cherokee, Ala.; two great-grandchildren, Kayla and Jared Borden. He is also survived by three brothers and a sister-in-law, Carl and Verna Mae Reynolds, of Herrin, Charles Reynolds, of Columbia, Ill., Phillip Reynolds, of Herrin, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, Billy Joe Reynolds; parents; four brothers, Harold, Adron, Stanford and Hershel Reynolds; and three sisters, Lavada Branca, Myrtle Staton and Beatrice Reynolds.

Services were Saturday, August 1, at Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home in Herrin. The Rev. Don Colson will officiate. Interment with military graveside rites conducted by the Herrin American Legion Post 645, Baker-Ladd V.F.W. Post No. 1567 and the Illinois Army National Guard Honor Detail will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at Carterville. Visitation was Friday at the funeral home. The preferred form of remembrance is memorial donations made to Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.