RURAL FRANKLIN, NE- William (Bill) Edwin Chestnut departed this world Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the age of 27 in his home near Franklin, Neb.
Bill was born Nov. 20, 1984 in Concordia, Kan. He grew up and went to school in the Cawker City and Jewell area of Kan. He professed a love for Jesus and was baptized at the age of 6 in the First Baptist Church in Cawker City, Kan. He attended regularly there and then at Lighthouse Community Church in Downs, Kan. Bill was active in youth group and looked forward to summer church camp. He had a heart as big as the ocean and if he could help someone in need he would. He did not like to see anyone suffer.
Bill loved fishing, hunting, camping and his pets, especially his dogs. He also liked riding his dirt bike, working on computers, shooting and gunsmithing. Bill collected swords and was very interested in the medieval era. If something interested him, he would research it extensively and learn all he could. He really enjoyed talking to family and friends and could go on for hours about stuff he learned.
Bill was preceded in death by great grandparents John (Jack) and Doris Kyle of Cawker City, Kan., William and Delphia Chestnut of Glade, Kan. and Leonard and Regina Braun of Speed, Kan. as well as many aunts and uncles.
Left to mourn his passing are his parents, David and Christina Chestnut of rural Franklin, Neb.; sister, Mandy and husband Steve Goble of Logan, Kan.; grandparents, Leroy and Thelma Braun of Phillipsburg, Kan., Bill and Lee Wilson of Cawker City, Kan. and Roger Montgomery of Boulder City, Nev.; niece, Morgan Goble of Logan, Kan. and nephew, Dawson Goble of Logan, Kan. as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday March 24, 2012 at Simmons-Rentschler Mortuary with Pastor Darrell Geist officiating.
The family strongly suggests memorial contributions be made to the Bill Chestnut memorial fund and can be sent in care of the mortuary.