William Lamont Kline
1914 - 2006 (91 years)
Generation: 1
1. William Lamont Kline was born on 11 Aug 1914 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas; died on 22 Jan 2006 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, 5905 W 4th Ave Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II. US Army. 4th Armored Division. First Lieutenant.
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S/O Norval N. and Maude Lamont Kline. He was a 1932 graduate of Hutchinson High School. He attended Hutchinson Junior College and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1936. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was retired president of the Kline Insurance Agency, working from 1946 to 1992.
He belonged to Park Place Christian Church. He was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Society with the KU School of Business, Lysle Rishel American Legion Post No. 68, Bob Campbell Veterans of Foreign Wars, served on the Board of Directors at Central Bank and Trust Co., past chairman of the former Grace Hospital during the merger into Hutchinson Hospital, served on the boards of Health Care Inc. and the Hutchinson Hospital, past president and served on the boards of USD No. 308 Hutchinson public schools, Hutchinson Kiwanis Club, Hutchinson Symphony, Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce, Prairie Dunes Country Club, the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents and was a State Director serving on the National Association of Insurance Agents. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, serving as a First Lieutenant, 4th Armored Division from 1943 to 1946, receiving the Bronze Star Medal and the Battlefield Commission.
On Aug. 17, 1940, he married Dorothy Shields in Dallas, Texas. She died July 8, 1996. He was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Kent Kline; and a brother, John Kline.
Hutchinson Newspaper
Hutchinson - Kline, William L., 91, retired Kline Insurance Agency president, died Jan. 23, 2006. Service 10:30 Thursday, Park Place Christian Church. Survivors: son. W. Michael Kline of Lawrence; brother Norval N. Kline Jr. of Hutchinson; 2 grandchildren. Elliot Mortuary.
The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Tuesday, 24 January 2006
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13114483William married Dorothy Margaret Shields on 17 Aug 1940. Dorothy (daughter of John Shields and Mary Elizabeth Law) was born on 19 Dec 1911 in Paola, Miami County, Kansas; died on 8 Jul 1996; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, 5905 W 4th Ave Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]