William W. Bill Gamblin

William "Bill" W. Gamblin, 66, Cornell, died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 30, 2013) at Evenglow Lodge Tjardes Health Center, Pontiac.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cornell United Methodist Church, Cornell, with the Rev. Larry Frank officiating. Burial will be at Cornell Cemetery, Cornell. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Duffy-Bair-Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac. There will also be a visitation one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Cornell United Methodist Church.

He was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Pontiac, son of William S. and Marjorie M. Kramer Gamblin. He married Mary Wayman on Sept. 17, 1967, in Cornell. She survives in Cornell.

Also surviving are sons, William Michael (Iris Connor) Gamblin and Joel (Marilea Groves) Gamblin, and daughter, Sara (Chase Stout) Gamblin, all of Cornell; brother, Larry (Kris) Gamblin, Normal; sister, Betty (Harold) Frobish, Pontiac; grandchildren, William Benjamin Gamblin, Jackson Thomas Gamblin, Jacob Matthew Gamblin and Calix Dempsey Stout; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant brother, Terry Alan Gamblin.

He was a member of Cornell United Methodist Church.

Bill had worked for R.R. Donnelley and Sons in Pontiac for more than 45 years, and was a lifelong farmer in the Cornell area.

He had served as a trustee on the Amity Township Board. He enjoyed helping at the Zehrview Dairy farm, loved fishing with his boys and greatly enjoyed his grandkids. Bill was a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. He was a graduate of Cornell High School, Class of 1965.