William E. ''Bill'' Ulmer

Born in Topeka, Kansas on February 11, 1946
Departed on September 22, 2002. Resided in Marion, IA.

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William E. 'Bill' Ulmer, 56, of 500 Tory Lane, Marion, entered into eternal life with His Savior and Lord following a sudden illness Sunday, September 22, 2002. Services at 2 PM Wednesday in Immanuel Baptist Church. Rev. David Miller of Northbrook Baptist Church will officiate. Burial in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home from 5 to 8 PM on Tuesday and at the church after 1 PM on Wednesday.
Survivors include his wife Samantha, son Darin Ulmer and wife Sara of Cedar Falls, daughter Daphne Ulmer of Cedar Rapids, grandchildren, Jordan, whom he raised and loved as his son, Lainey, Selah, Kenan, Miriam, Micah, and Joshua, his Father Ernest William Ulmer of Prescott Valley, Arizona, a sister Nancy Watson of Willcox, Arizona, a nephew Kevin and a niece Tammy, and his mother-in-law who lived with Bill and Samantha, 'Mimi' Ruth Channell. He was preceded in death by his mother Francis Bratten Ulmer.
Bill was born on February 11, 1946, in Topeka, Kansas, then spent his childhood years in Tempe, AZ, where he excelled in high school track and field, holding records for many years in discus and shot-put. He attended Arizona State University and was a member of the Track and Field Team. He graduated in 1969.
Bill married Samantha Channell on June 2, 1967 in Tempe, Arizona.
Bill enjoyed fishing, playing guitar, reading, teaching his Adult Sunday School Class, and spending time with his wife, children, and seven precious grandchildren. He was a wonderful example and role model of a loving father and grandfather. He was greatly loved by all of his family and will be missed more than words can express.
Bill's favorite scripture passage was Philippians 3:10-11 'I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.' This was his goal in life and his victory in death.
Memorial donations may be given to the Northbrook Baptist Church.
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