GORSAGE, Bill J.

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona October 8, 2007 Bill J. Gorsage, 83, of Cordes Lakes, Arizona, born in Pekin, Ill., passed away Oct. 5, 2007 at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Ariz. A celebration of Bill's life will take place at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007 at the First Baptist Church, 20172 Pinto, Cordes Lakes, Ariz. Interment to take place at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 at Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Coolidge, Ariz. The Arizona Wakelin Bradshaw Chapel assisted the family with arrangements. ---------------------- The Prescott Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Thursday, October 11, 2007 Bill Gorsage, born on Feb. 3, 1924, in Pekin, Ill., went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Ariz. He was a resident of Cordes Lakes for 14 years. Bill is survived by seven children, Nadine (Dick) Harmon of Virginia, Donna (Darell) Lee of Cordes Lakes, Larry (Melba) Gorsage of Lake Havasu City, Brenda (Les) Hehe of Yuma, Rick (Veronica) Nelson of Coolidge, David (Katrina) Nelson of Coolidge, Dolores (Pat) Sharp of Coolidge; and 12 grandchildren. Bill also leaves behind his brother-in-law Roy Lovelis and sister-in-law Sylvia Yocum of Cordes Lakes; sister-in-law Iva Reynolds of Connecticut; and many nieces and nephews. Bill was a very active member of First Southern Baptist Church in Cordes Lakes where he served as a Deacon, Usher, Sunday School Director and Church Treasurer. He was always the first one there and the last to leave on the Lord's Day. Bill will be missed by all those who loved and admired him. The Arizona Wakelin Bradshaw Chapel assisted the family with arrangements. Information provided by survivors.