William W. Passmore

SERVICES: 10:00 AM Monday, July 14, 2008, at Memory Gardens Mausoleum, with Rev. Kenny Rigoulot, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Military honors are courtesy of U. S. Marine Corps, and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Passmore was born March 7, 1935 in Kilgore to Tony and Elma Passmore where he was reared. He was a 1953 graduate of Kilgore High School. He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps, serving during the Korean Conflict. Following his years in the service, he came to Pampa where he met and married Wanda Guthrie on November 11, 1958 in Clayton, New Mexico. They would have been married 50 years this November. A year following their marriage, they moved to California. Most of those years were spent in Fresno, California where Bill worked as district manager for Ford Motor Company in the after market sales. He later owned his own auto parts company with his brother, Tony. In 1989, Bill opted to retire and sold his share of the business to his brother, and he and Wanda returned to Pampa in 1991. Bill was a member of the Elks Lodge in Fresno, and the Moose Lodge in Pampa.The family wishes to extend a special thanks to BSA Hospice for their care.SURVIVORS: Wife: Wanda Passmore of the home; 1 son: Lee Passmore of Midland; 2 sisters: Shirley Warnock and husband Bob of Willis, and Ellen Sue Carpenter and husband Jackie Don of White Oak; 3 brothers: Tony Passmore and wife Sally of Clovis, California, Richard Passmore and wife Susan of La Porte, and Robert Passmore and wife Kathy of Houston; a sister-in-law: Carole Passmore of Sugar Land; many nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; and 3 brothers: George, Bowden and John.MEMORIALS: BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, Texas 79065