William B. "Bill" Showalter, Jr.

Mr. William B. "Bill"  Showalter, Jr., 70, of Juliana St., Bedford, died Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Showalter was born in Bedford on Tuesday, June 5, 1945, the son of the late William B. Showalter, Sr. and H. Louise (Howsare) Showalter.

On June 19, 1965, he married Sylvia Kay (Brallier) Showalter.  In addition to his wife he is survived by Son- William B. "Bill" Showalter, III husband of  Sandra (Williams) Showalter, Annapolis, MD; Son- Tracey A. Showalter husband of  Terri (Hainaut) Showalter, Centerville, MD; Grandchildren- Domonic, Danielle, Angela, Emma & Sophie; Great Grandchildren- Cash, Olivia & Matthew; Sister- Nancy Swartzwelder wife of Harry Swartzwelder, Everett; Brother- Keith Showalter husband of  Penny Showalter, Everett.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Beverly Kanouff.

Bill was a member of the Bedford United Methodist Church, where he was very active in church activities.  He was a mason by trade and was a member of the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local #9 of Western Pennsylvania.  Bill was a golfer and enjoyed going to Florida with his wife.  He also enjoyed hunting and fishing with his sons and shooting sporting clays.  Bill was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend and he will be greatly missed.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Third Floor at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital for the kind and compassionate care that Bill received..

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 at Bedford United Methodist Church, Bedford with Rev. Jeff Welsch officiating.

Interment will be held at Bedford County Memorial Park.

Friends are invited to call on Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Louis Geisel Funeral Home, Bedford.

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Bill to the Bedford County Humane Society, 1108 Lutzville Rd, Everett, PA 15537 or to Home Nursing Agency, Attn: Bedford Hospice, PO 352, Altoona, PA 16603.

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