William Theodore Povey, Jr.
Born in White Salmon, Washington on February 19, 1934 and resided in SeaTac, Washington.
Bill was born to William Theodore Povey, Sr. and Margaret Louella Mellinger Povey.
Bill died suddenly December 22, 2008. Beloved father of 4 daughters, Linda Levack of Maple Valley, Donna VanHoy of Federal Way, Renee’ Stueber of Maple Valley, and Rhonda Ayers of SeaTac. He also had two step-children. Bill had 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Bill worked for Boeing for 40 years and belonged to Boeing Roadrunners which he enjoyed and made a lot of lasting friendships. Bill retired in 1994.
Bill enjoyed golf, woodwork, cooking and helping everyone he could. In the last year he was even learning how to use a computer.
Bill will be missed by his family and his many friends throughout Washington and Arizonia.
At his request there will be no services.
‘We love you daddy’
‘We love you Ba-po’
I miss you so much, these past few days i have been thinking about you alot..i love you and miss you…..Renee
We all miss you so much,I wish you were here,July 4th is in a week and we’re going to Linda’s but your with us in our hearts.rest is peace daddy WE LOVE YOU
your girls
dad we all miss you so much, its had to beleive it has been 2 years since you left us, i just wish we could have spent more time with you when we were younger but we all no that was not ment to be.we love and miss you everyday…your girls Renee,Rhonda,linda and all your grandkids
WELL DADDY, ITS BEEN ALITTLE OVER A MONTH SINCE YOU LEFT US FOR A JOURNEY ALL YOUR OWN. I MISS YOU SO MUCH. I AM SO BLESSED THAT YOU CAME TO LIVE WITH ME AND CASSANDRA. YOU GAVE US SO MUCH LOVE TO US BOTH AND TO LINDA AND RENEE-WE ALL SHALL MISS YOU. WHO ELSE BUT YOU WOULD GO TO MD FOR THE FRENCH FRIES WITH ME??? GOD WE ALL MISS YOU BUT AM THANKFUL FOR THE TIME WE ALL HAD.
WE ALL LOVER YOU SO MUCH…
I must have hit the wrong buttom to record my last message but I do want you to get my message. I am so sorry we did’nt get together as we said but, had I known you were going to leave us so soon I would have perservered. Earl and I have known you for so long and I’m sure if he were alive, he would be shocked at your passing. We will miss you Bill because “Bill was invincable” and a strong part of our lives along with all who had the pleasure of knowing you. It’s so hard to realize you are gone. I quess God needed you more. I pray that you are happy and at peace and of course playing a lot of golf. I will think of you often Bill and the fun times we all had. Love, Berni
I remember your smile, your laugh, many good times years ago and most of all telling it like it is. May you find peace in your new journey. You will be missed.
bill
from the first time i met you i considered you a very special friend your ability to make me laugh your willingness to help in any wayeven changing a dirty diaperand your kindness just made me love you i am grateful to have had the chance to see you again in august and gotten one last of your special hugs
i miss you and your hugs
you will be in my heart forever so will be my love for you
Bill was a true friend and always willing to lend a helping hand. We will surely miss him.
I will miss Bill greatly not only was he my father-in-law, he was one of my best friends. Traveling the country golfing and fishing from Texas to Alaska. Memories I will always remember.
Dad – There are no words to describe how much I miss you. You are such a wonderful father and I am proud to be your daughter. I have wonderful memories that I will treasure forever. May you rest in peace. Love – Linda
Bapa,
I miss you so much! I wish you didn’t have to go :. We were making plans to see each other soon. All I want is the chance to say goodbye and get one last teddy bear hug from you. I have adored you for as long as I can remember and I will never foget all the memories we shared. I’ll remember french toastyours was always the best, playing black jack for pennies, my first set of golf clubs, the many Road Runner outings we went on together, suzie Q’syou’re favorite and cupcakes after dinner, slurpies on road trips, learning to ride a bike and you dressed up as Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny scaring the crap out of me! I miss our talks. I miss your laugh – how you could always make me smile. May you rest in peace. I love you.
Grandpa Bill – Thanks for all the wonderful memories.
Matthew
I LOVE YOU DADDY. I MISS YOU SO MUCH. WE HAD GOOD TIMES TOGETHER, YOU AND I. YOU WERE THERE FOR ME AND I WAS THERE FOR YOU. I’LL ALWAYS RMEMBER THOSE TIMES AS THEY MEANT SO MUCH. YOU ARE AT PEACE.
I MISS YOU
LOVE
RHONDA
I miss you so much Dad. I know your in a better place now and at peace but we all miss you so very much, Im so very glad you moved here to be with us girls, we have wonderful memories that will be with us forever, you will be missed but never forgotten.
love you~~Renee
I’m thinking of all of you!
Grandpa Bill,
I remember all of the little things, the Easters and hunting for eggs at your house, the music boxes, and camping trips. Wish you were here to see these little things…wish you were here so we could share those little things with you. May you find peace where you are.
Love,
Michelle
Grandpa Bill…..
grandpa bill was super funny and always made me laugh!!we would joke around and have a good time, i will miss him alot ever thow i just got to know him i will always remmber him…he was my favort grandpa and always will..
We did not know eachother that well. I Wish i could of had the chance to get to know you better. All your family misses you. Rest in peace Grandpa.
It’s hard to believe you have been gone 3 years we miss you so much,your granddaughter Michelle had a beautiful little boy wish you were here to meet him.I think about you everyday….love you
I’m here at work today and thinking about you.Jamie had a job interview 2 weeks ago so now we are just waiting to hear something.We all miss you so much.I wish you were here.But your in a better place, no pain but we girls has pain in our hearts miss you and love you…..
I miss you
I miss seeing you
I miss talking you
I miss laughing with you
I miss you bapo…I love you…i well see you one day… Until then let’s see those angel wings…
Happy Birthday Daddy…Love and miss you and think of you often..Someday will see you again…
Tonight im sitting here thinking of you, I miss you so much. Amanda is going to graduate in June, she is such a joy Jamie got another interview so im keeping my fingers crossed cousin David Pivetta passed away last week its hard to believe but our family has gotten so small. I talked to cousin Lori the other night for 2 hours a lot of memories. I love and miss you….
Sitting here thinking about you and looking at your beautiful great grandson William Robert he was born on may 30th he looks a lot like you . Jamie works at boeing in auburn 3rd shift shift me and Scott watch him all night and take him to Linda’s in the mornings . .love and miss you so much
Oh grandpa, I miss you visiting my dreams time to time. I often like to think you are up there watching us grow into the people we are becoming. I hope I am making you proud. I miss your laugh so dang much old man, there are many thinks I want to ask you and I sit her and think back to the times we have shared together and I’m happy. I’m happy because I know you really loved us all and I’ll always have my memories of you
I miss you dad I miss mom and grandma Pivetta. and believe it or not I miss Ron even through me and him didn’t see eye to eye .Amanda is doing so good you’d be proud of her and the things she has done so far. Jamie is happy that she has a baby and has met a man that is going to be their for her and Billy .I can’t believe I have been married 20 years. Im happy with my life. miss you dad.