1923
The Rev. Billy
2009
The Rev. Billy Baxter Dial
August 26, 1923 — February 24, 2009
Bill Baxter Dial died on February 24, 2009, at Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas, at the age of 85.
He was born in Celina, Texas on August 26, 1923 to Harry M. Dial and Ethel Hightower Dial.
He served as an aviation instructor flying B-25’s for the Army Air Corps during WWII.
He was a graduate of Southwestern College in Winfield and Iliff School of
Theology in Denver, Colorado. He married Pearle Snowbarger Dial on March 18, 1945.
He entered the ministry in 1948, and served United Methodist churches in Wellington, Antioch, Kit Carson, Colo., Manter, Burdett, Kinsley, Pleasant Valley Wichita, Ulysses, Garden City, and Dighton. He also served as District Superintendent of the Hays District. He retired from the ministry in 1988, when he moved to their home in Rye, Colorado. His wife, Pearle Dial, died on November 28, 2002.
Survivors include four children and their spouses: Keith and Joyce Dial, Wichita; Craig and Karen Dial, Red Bird Mission, Beverly, Kentucky; Jolene and William Davis, Athens, Georgia; and Jeanette and Les Kuhns, Topeka, Kansas. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 Saturday, February 28th at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Wichita, Kansas. Private burial service will be at Brookside Cemetery, Rye, Colorado.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Mission and Ministries at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas, or to the Dial Endowment, Western Kansas Mexican American Ministries. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114
He was born in Celina, Texas on August 26, 1923 to Harry M. Dial and Ethel Hightower Dial.
He served as an aviation instructor flying B-25’s for the Army Air Corps during WWII.
He was a graduate of Southwestern College in Winfield and Iliff School of
Theology in Denver, Colorado. He married Pearle Snowbarger Dial on March 18, 1945.
He entered the ministry in 1948, and served United Methodist churches in Wellington, Antioch, Kit Carson, Colo., Manter, Burdett, Kinsley, Pleasant Valley Wichita, Ulysses, Garden City, and Dighton. He also served as District Superintendent of the Hays District. He retired from the ministry in 1988, when he moved to their home in Rye, Colorado. His wife, Pearle Dial, died on November 28, 2002.
Survivors include four children and their spouses: Keith and Joyce Dial, Wichita; Craig and Karen Dial, Red Bird Mission, Beverly, Kentucky; Jolene and William Davis, Athens, Georgia; and Jeanette and Les Kuhns, Topeka, Kansas. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 Saturday, February 28th at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Wichita, Kansas. Private burial service will be at Brookside Cemetery, Rye, Colorado.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Mission and Ministries at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Asbury Park in Newton, Kansas, or to the Dial Endowment, Western Kansas Mexican American Ministries. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Ks. 67114
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