More detail on this person: Ernie Bill Van Alstine Jan. 15, 1947 - Feb. 20, 2012 Ernie Bill Van Alstine, 65, longtime Duncan resident and businessman, passed away on Feb. 20, 2012, at his home in Duncan. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at the First Christian Church, with Rev. Arnold Nelson officiating. There will be visitation with the family at 11 a.m. The funeral procession will leave the church at 12:45 p.m. Committal ceremony, with military honors, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, in Ft Sill National Cemetery at Elgin. Bill was born Jan. 15, 1947, at Upland, Calif., to Ernest S. and Joy (Walker) Van Alstine. He was a 1965 graduate of Duncan High School and a 1970 graduate of Oklahoma State University. Bill proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1970 to 1975 as a CH-53 pilot. He married Jacqueline Karen Morgan on May 28, 1967, in Duncan. In 1976, Bill established Van & Company LLC, a geothermal heat and air company. He enjoyed exercising, golf, OSU Football, traveling and his family. Bill is survived by his wife Jackie, of the home; two daughters, Shelle Field and husband John, of Desoto, Kan., and Heather Nealis and husband Mark, of Owasso; one brother, Phil Van Alstine of Mobile, Ala.; two sisters, Linda Wible and Sharon Van Alstine, both of Alvin, Texas; and seven grandchildren, Madeline Field, Dawson Field, Emma Nealis, Morgan Nealis, Elizabeth Nealis, Peyton Nealis and Caleb Nealis. Bill was preceded in death by his parents Ernest and Joy Van Alstine. Honorary bearers will be Larry Albin, Ray Bayliff, Mickey Schulte, Geary Heilman, Dennis Buchanan, John Field, Mark Nealis, Larry Paschall, Charles Bronaugh, Mike Nelson, Jeremy Pollock and Lee Wible. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Chisholm Trail Hospice, P.O. Box 2000, Duncan, OK 73534, or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Memo for checks should read: "melanoma vaccines-Patrick Hwu". Checks may be sent to: M.D. Anderson Dept. of Melanoma Medical Oncology, C.O. Patrick Hwu MD, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 430, Houston, TX 77030. Online donations can be made at www.mdanderson.org/how-you-can-help/melanoma- vaccines.html. Online condolences can be sent to www.granthamfuneralhomes.com. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Burial information: Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK
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