William Nimmons

Obituary of William Nimmons William S. (Bill) Nimmons, 75, passed on November 12, 2011 in Tallahassee Florida after a valiant but brief fight with brain cancer. Bill was born on September 9th, 1936 in Columbia, South Carolina. He is survived by his loving wife Dorothy "Dot" L. Polk formerly from Chiefland, Florida and his three children, Bill (Ellen) from Tallahassee, Keith (Bonnie) from Denton, Texas, and Warren (Anh) from Tampa. Bill has six grandchildren, William, Lauren, Kelsey, Josh, Zachary, and Zelia. Bill also leaves a sister Brenda and brother Terry, both from Deland, Florida. He joined the Navy when he was nineteen and began to see the world and brought his family along for the ride where they lived in Louisiana, Maryland, Rhode Island, Trinidad, Spain, and Iceland. Bill and Dot enjoyed life to the fullest and modeled a truly loving relationship to their children having been married for 54 years. Bill retired from the Navy, as a Chief, in 1974 and worked as a motorcycle repairman (riding motorcycles was one of his many passions) before settling into his second career in cable TV working for Tele-media and Adelphia. During this time, Bill and Dot just couldn't get the Navy way of life out of their blood and continued to move around the United States and lived in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia and finally in Leesburg, FL until his passing. They made many friends along the way and enjoyed retirement to the fullest as they did the things they loved to do: riding motorcycles, square and round dancing, and camping with their friends. Bill and Dot are members of the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. One of his first loves was Christian music. The viewing will be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 10 a.m. with a Memorial service at 11 a.m. at the Beyer's Funeral Home in Leesburg, FL. Bill will be buried in the Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Florida at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 18th. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, ABTA, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Ste 550, Chicago, IL 60631. Visitation The viewing will be held on Friday, November 18 from 10 - 11 a.m. at Beyer's Funeral Home in Leesburg, FL. Services A memorial service will be on Friday, November 18 at 11 a.m. at Beyer's Funeral Home in Leesburg, FL. Interment Bill will be buried in the Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Florida at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 18th. Memorial Donations In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, ABTA, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Ste 550, Chicago, IL 60631.

William Nimmons

September 9, 1936 - November 12, 2011