Obituaries

William (Bill) was born Feb., 5, 1919, in Moline, Il, to Antonina (Lena) Serina and Louis Edward Meeds. Bill was raised in Moline and graduated from Moline High School, class of 1938.

After high school Bill joined the Illinois National Guard. He then went to work at the Rock Island Arsenal located in the Mississippi River. After Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Army. He served with Company A, 32nd Infantry in the Asiatic Pacific Theater.

Bill did his basic training at Camp San Luis Obispo, Ca. While in basic training he met Frances Rosa of San Luis Obispo. They eloped to Las Vegas in July of 1942. After the war they settled in San Luis Obispo. Bill became a ‘Weber bread man’. He made sure every store in the area had fresh bread every day. When the opportunity arose he purchased the Rincon grocery store on Foothill Blvd. He was active in the SLO Lions Club, and the Teach School PTA. He missed being a traveling salesman, and went to work for S&W Fine Foods. He retired as District Manager for Northern California and Hawaii. In his retirement Bill enjoyed driving his 5th wheeler to Florida for the winter, visiting family and friends along the way. Bill died February 2, 2018, in Fremont, CA.

Bill is survived by his daughters, Pamela (Michael) Williams and Candace Meeds, son, Randy (Gloria) Meeds; granddaughter, Jennifer (George) Emmett; and his joy, great grandson, Caleb Emmett.

A service will be held, Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2pm, at Fremont Chapel of the Roses, 1940 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA. (fremontchapeloftheroses.com) Burial will be at a later date at the Old Mission Cemetery in San Luis Obispo, Ca.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Bill’s name to Disabled Veterans of America at DVA.org.