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William Hall Cable 1
- Born: 28 February 1934, Hannibal, MO 1
- Died: 28 July 2015, Kirksville, MO at age 81 1
- Crem.: After 28 July 2015, Kirksville, MO 1
 Noted events in his life were:
• He was buried after 28 July 2015 in the Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville, MO.
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• His obituary was published in the unknown newspaper after 28 July 2015 in Adair County, MO.
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William H. (Bill) Cable, age 81, of Kirksville, MO, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Twin Pines Adult Care Center, where he had been a resident for seven years.
The son of William Alfred and Hila Hall Cable, Bill was born on February 28, 1934, in Hannibal, Missouri. Following graduation from the Hannibal High School with the class of 1952, Bill attended Truman State University (TSU) for two years, where he was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He then transferred to the University of Missouri '96 Columbia School of Journalism and was graduated in 1956.
On August 7, 1960, Bill was united in marriage to Dianthe Truitt at the First United Methodist Church in Kirksville.
After graduation, Bill immediately started working for TSU, a professional relationship that lasted almost 40 years and was interrupted only by a two-year tour of duty in Korea, where he edited an award-winning company newspaper. From 1958 until 1972, Bill's time was divided between directing the publication office and creating the first sports information office. In 1972, he was named the University's first Sports Information Director, a position he held until his retirement in 1995.
Bill served on various committees of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), including the Academic All-American Committee for student-athletes, and served as a board member for three years. Numerous publications of his received CoSIDA awards and he was inducted into the CoSIDA National Hall of Fame in 1988.
Other professional honors and awards include: CoSIDA Warren Berg Award; the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Hall of Fame; TSU Sports Hall of Fame; and Outstanding Division II Sports Information Director, a designation of which he was most proud.
Bill was actively involved in serving his community, including: president of the Kirksville Jaycees and a director for the national organization; president, Kirksville Kiwanis, lieutenant governor, Missouri-Arkansas District Kiwanis; board member for over 30 years and past board chair of the Community Opportunities-Sheltered Workshop; Adair County United Way board member and 2002 drive co-chair; board member, Adair County Chapter-American Red Cross; member, Kirksville Regional Economic Development, Inc.; member, First United Methodist Church; former coach and Hall of Fame member, Kirksville Baseball/Softball Association; and AT Still University Still Spirit Award recipient.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Dianthe; daughter, Krista Llewellyn and husband, Lance of Kirksville; daughter Sara Cable of Chicago, IL; grandchildren Gabriella Knorr and Christopher Llewellyn; and several cousins.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents.
It was Bill's wish to be cremated. Interment at Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville.
Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Bevell, Royce Cook, Carolyn Elgin, Curtis Fowler, James Harding, Russ Harrison, Karen Holcomb, Wayne Hurley, Lance Llewellyn, Robert Mason, Mandy Martin, Lanny Morley, Jack Magruder, Richard Mercer, Christina Morgenstern, JR Peek, Jennifer Sargentini, Jack Schrader, Brent Steacy, Kevin White, Jerry Wohlmering, and the staff of Twin Pines Adult Care Center.
(Source: unknown newspaper)
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