William "Bill" Kannady, 94

William "Bill" Kannady, 94, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Pastor Jon Pomeroy, First Church of God will officiate.

Bill was born in Eagle, Idaho, (near Murray) on April 9, 1911, and moved to Spokane, Wash., in 1918.

In 1931, he moved to the Sandpoint area, working in the logging camps during the era of the Humbird Lumber Company. On March 26, 1936, he married Lucille Smith in Spokane.

He later went to work for local pole yards, and was a crane operator for McFarland Pole Company. He retired in 1976 after 23 years with McFarland's. He also operated a family dairy farm on Baldy Road for many years.

He attended the Sandpoint Senior Center and enjoyed making wood items for its auctions. He enjoyed fishing, picking huckleberries, woodworking and spending winters in Arizona.

Bill is survived by three daughters, Sharon L. Girtman of Sandpoint, Virginia A. Buck of Sandpoint and Claire L. Wallace of Careywood, Idaho; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Lucille, and four sisters.

Memorials can be made to Sandpoint Senior Center in memory of Bill Kannady.

Family and friends are invited to sign Bill's online guest book and read the obituary at www.coffeltfuneral.com.

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Coffelt Funeral Service.