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Obituary- Colson, William

William Colson
BOISE, Idaho -- William "Bill" Colson, 59, of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 in Boise. He had cancer.
He was born March 1, 1942, in Beloit, Kan., the son of Alvin E. and Rose E. Simmons Colson. He graduated from high school in Rossville, Kan. He moved to Glenns Ferry after he retired.
Mr. Colson worked for Massey Ferguson and Railway Ice in Rossville and later had a bulk milk-hauling business. He also owned and operated the Lincoln Tavern in Wamego, Kan.
He also had worked in the mining business for Unit Rig and Dart Industries in Glenrock, Wyo., and for Thompson Creek Mines in Challis, Idaho. He had worked in mines in Kemmerer, Wyo., and Casper, Wyo., in Collinsville, Queensland, Australia, and in Mexico. He later worked seven years for Newmont Gold before he was severely burned. When he recovered he returned to work for a short time when he was stricken with cancer.
Mr. Colson was a member of the Glenns Ferry Moose and the United Methodist Church.
He married Jaquline M. Gilbert on Feb. 14, 1985, in Casper. She survives.
Other survivors include his mother, Rose E. Colson, Atchison, Kan.; a sister, Janice Spiker, Topeka; a brother, Dennis Colson, Ponder, Texas; five sons, Jon Colson, Winnemucca, Nev., Rod Colson, Plainsville, Kan., David Colson, Garden City, Kan., Winfield Purchase, Glenns Ferry, and Dee Purchase, Meridian, Idaho; a daughter, Ginny Steiner, Missoula, Montana; and 12 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Glenns Ferry VFW Hall under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel. Burial in Mountain View Cemetery in Fairfield, Idaho, will be private.
Memorials are suggested to Moose Charities, Mooseheart, Route 31, Mooseheart, Ill., 60539, or the Children's Cancer Fund at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center 190 E. Bannock, Boise, Idaho 83712.