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Obituary:
Published Date: February 6, 2011
Newspaper: The Post-Journal
HOARD, William L. born 12-19-1919 died 02-04-2011 age 91 son of Edward "Ned" & Nora Cederquist Hoard-US Army WWII Veteran William L. Hoard, 91, of 3225 N. Main St. Ext., Jamestown, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, February 4, 2011.
A lifelong area resident, he was born December 19, 1919, in Jamestown, the son of the late Edward "Ned" and Nora Cederquist Hoard.
Bill was a 1938 graduate of Jamestown High School and served stateside as a medic in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a dairy farmer and sold pumpkins, squash, and zucchini from a stand in front of his house on Route 60 for more than 70 years. He loved his cows and cats and talking on the phone with friends and family, watching TV, especially professional wrestling and pitching horseshoes.
Surviving are his brother in law, Robert R. Melquist of Lakewood; his caregivers, Alice and Kevin Carlson and their children of Sinclairville; a niece, Marcia Ogden of Houston, Texas; four nephews: Gary (Kathy) Melquist of Lakewood; Brian (Ardith) Melquist, Dale (Sue) Melquist and Mark (fiance Lisa) Melquist, all of Jamestown; three cousins: Patricia Carr, Theodore "Ted" Card and Warner Johnson, all of Jamestown; and a friend, Kathy Raab of Jamestown.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Allene Melquist; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
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