William DeBack Jr.
DeBACK, William Jr.
Of Jackson
In Loving Memory
William DeBack Jr., age 78, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 27, 2006. He was born July 30, 1927 in Kalamazoo to William and Jennie DeBack. William served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, played softball for Flynn Super Burger in Kalamazoo, and retired from Consumers Power Company after 38 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Leora Jane (Samuels) DeBack whom he married January 19, 1953; one son, William III (Susan) DeBack of Charlotte; five daughters, Dena Naylor of Somerset, Sandra Snow of North Royalton, Ohio, Susan (Alan) Wade of Mason, Deborah DeRushia and Karen DeBack, both of Jackson; 16 grandchildren, Lora, Patricia and Alicia Sussex, Kevin, Paul and Jessica Snow, Kimberly, Kevin and Danielle Myers, A.J. Wade, Brian, Brett and Timothy DeRushia, Abbie, Alex and Chase DeBack; six great- grandchildren, Tavion Gaddy, Ashton Sussex, Tyler Snow, Kalisha and Chase Myers, and Makayla Crittenden; other family, Chuck Sussex, Kim Snow, Mark Myers, and Dave DeRushia. Services will be held at New Hope Missionary Church, 1800 Park Rd., Jackson, MI, on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., Pastor Byron Maynard officiating. Military honors will follow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
"I'm Free"
Don't grieve for me,
for now I'm free.
I'm following the path
that God laid for me.
I took His hand, when I heard
Him call.
I turned my back,
and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or
play.
Tasks left undone, they stay
that way.
I found that place at the close
of day.
If parting has left a void,
Then fill it all with
remembered joy.
A friendship shared,
a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things I too will
miss.
Be not burdened now with
times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of
tomorrow.
My life's been full,
I've savored much,
Good friends, good times, a
loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seems
all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with
undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share
with me.
God wanted me now. He set
me free.
Chas. J. Burden & Son
1806 E. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, Michigan
DeBACK, William Jr.
Of Jackson
In Loving Memory
William DeBack Jr., age 78, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 27, 2006. He was born July 30, 1927 in Kalamazoo to William and Jennie DeBack. William served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, played softball for Flynn Super Burger in Kalamazoo, and retired from Consumers Power Company after 38 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Leora Jane (Samuels) DeBack whom he married January 19, 1953; one son, William III (Susan) DeBack of Charlotte; five daughters, Dena Naylor of Somerset, Sandra Snow of North Royalton, Ohio, Susan (Alan) Wade of Mason, Deborah DeRushia and Karen DeBack, both of Jackson; 16 grandchildren, Lora, Patricia and Alicia Sussex, Kevin, Paul and Jessica Snow, Kimberly, Kevin and Danielle Myers, A.J. Wade, Brian, Brett and Timothy DeRushia, Abbie, Alex and Chase DeBack; six great- grandchildren, Tavion Gaddy, Ashton Sussex, Tyler Snow, Kalisha and Chase Myers, and Makayla Crittenden; other family, Chuck Sussex, Kim Snow, Mark Myers, and Dave DeRushia. Services will be held at New Hope Missionary Church, 1800 Park Rd., Jackson, MI, on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., Pastor Byron Maynard officiating. Military honors will follow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
"I'm Free"
Don't grieve for me,
for now I'm free.
I'm following the path
that God laid for me.
I took His hand, when I heard
Him call.
I turned my back,
and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or
play.
Tasks left undone, they stay
that way.
I found that place at the close
of day.
If parting has left a void,
Then fill it all with
remembered joy.
A friendship shared,
a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things I too will
miss.
Be not burdened now with
times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of
tomorrow.
My life's been full,
I've savored much,
Good friends, good times, a
loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seems
all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with
undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share
with me.
God wanted me now. He set
me free.
Chas. J. Burden & Son
1806 E. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, Michigan
William DeBack Jr.
DeBACK, William Jr.
Of Jackson
In Loving Memory
William DeBack Jr., age 78, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 27, 2006. He was born July 30, 1927 in Kalamazoo to William and Jennie DeBack. William served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, played softball for Flynn Super Burger in Kalamazoo, and retired from Consumers Power Company after 38 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Leora Jane (Samuels) DeBack whom he married January 19, 1953; one son, William III (Susan) DeBack of Charlotte; five daughters, Dena Naylor of Somerset, Sandra Snow of North Royalton, Ohio, Susan (Alan) Wade of Mason, Deborah DeRushia and Karen DeBack, both of Jackson; 16 grandchildren, Lora, Patricia and Alicia Sussex, Kevin, Paul and Jessica Snow, Kimberly, Kevin and Danielle Myers, A.J. Wade, Brian, Brett and Timothy DeRushia, Abbie, Alex and Chase DeBack; six great- grandchildren, Tavion Gaddy, Ashton Sussex, Tyler Snow, Kalisha and Chase Myers, and Makayla Crittenden; other family, Chuck Sussex, Kim Snow, Mark Myers, and Dave DeRushia. Services will be held at New Hope Missionary Church, 1800 Park Rd., Jackson, MI, on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., Pastor Byron Maynard officiating. Military honors will follow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
"I'm Free"
Don't grieve for me,
for now I'm free.
I'm following the path
that God laid for me.
I took His hand, when I heard
Him call.
I turned my back,
and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or
play.
Tasks left undone, they stay
that way.
I found that place at the close
of day.
If parting has left a void,
Then fill it all with
remembered joy.
A friendship shared,
a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things I too will
miss.
Be not burdened now with
times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of
tomorrow.
My life's been full,
I've savored much,
Good friends, good times, a
loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seems
all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with
undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share
with me.
God wanted me now. He set
me free.
Chas. J. Burden & Son
1806 E. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, Michigan
DeBACK, William Jr.
Of Jackson
In Loving Memory
William DeBack Jr., age 78, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 27, 2006. He was born July 30, 1927 in Kalamazoo to William and Jennie DeBack. William served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, played softball for Flynn Super Burger in Kalamazoo, and retired from Consumers Power Company after 38 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Leora Jane (Samuels) DeBack whom he married January 19, 1953; one son, William III (Susan) DeBack of Charlotte; five daughters, Dena Naylor of Somerset, Sandra Snow of North Royalton, Ohio, Susan (Alan) Wade of Mason, Deborah DeRushia and Karen DeBack, both of Jackson; 16 grandchildren, Lora, Patricia and Alicia Sussex, Kevin, Paul and Jessica Snow, Kimberly, Kevin and Danielle Myers, A.J. Wade, Brian, Brett and Timothy DeRushia, Abbie, Alex and Chase DeBack; six great- grandchildren, Tavion Gaddy, Ashton Sussex, Tyler Snow, Kalisha and Chase Myers, and Makayla Crittenden; other family, Chuck Sussex, Kim Snow, Mark Myers, and Dave DeRushia. Services will be held at New Hope Missionary Church, 1800 Park Rd., Jackson, MI, on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., Pastor Byron Maynard officiating. Military honors will follow. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
"I'm Free"
Don't grieve for me,
for now I'm free.
I'm following the path
that God laid for me.
I took His hand, when I heard
Him call.
I turned my back,
and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or
play.
Tasks left undone, they stay
that way.
I found that place at the close
of day.
If parting has left a void,
Then fill it all with
remembered joy.
A friendship shared,
a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things I too will
miss.
Be not burdened now with
times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of
tomorrow.
My life's been full,
I've savored much,
Good friends, good times, a
loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seems
all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with
undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share
with me.
God wanted me now. He set
me free.
Chas. J. Burden & Son
1806 E. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, Michigan
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