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William "Bill" Harold Toney The Funeral Mass for Bill Toney will be at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church, Ashland. The Rev. Joseph Betschart will officiate. Entombment will follow in Resthaven Mausoleum, Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland. Recitation of the Holy Rosary and visitation will be at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland. Bill Toney, 80, of Phoenix, died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at his home. Bill was born Sept. 25, 1922 at Lake City, Calif. to Harry James Toney and the former Josephine Elizabeth Quirk. He graduated from high school in Cedarville, Calif. On May 27, 1941 in Reno, Nev. he married the former Edna Mary Darst, who preceded him in death on Nov. 8, 1998. The Toney family moved to Lakeview in 1945 and to Ashland in 1955. Bill worked for the City of Ashland as sexton at Mountain View Cemetery, retiring in 1986. Mr. Toney enjoyed hunting and recreational vehicle travel. He was an active member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church in Ashland. Survivors include daughters Julienne Dow, Las Vegas; Louise Merideth, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Julie Brazil, La Pine; Mary Viglione, Denver, Colo.; Cindy Ramp, Medford; sons Harry, Dayton; David, Ashland; Tom, Denver, Colo.; Mike, Springfield; Pat, Molalla; Larry, Phoenix; Ron, Molalla; Jeff, Milwaukie, Ore.; sisters Kathleen Baker, Cedarville, Calif.; Mildred Johnstone, Red Bluff, Calif.; Virginia Grove, Cedarville, Calif.; Carolyn Joines, Las Vegas; brothers Kesner Toney, Ft. Bidwell, Calif.; Ervin Toney, Ashland; John Toney, Sacramento, Calif.; Jimmy Odbert, Redding, Calif.; 37 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Mary Toney in 1998, a son Rick Allen Toney in 1987, and a sister, Dorothy Maloney. Arrangements are under the direction of the Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland. LINKS: DAILY TIDINGS: Main | News | Sports | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. OTHER: Road Cams Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -