He was retired from the Ford Motor Credit Company. Bill was a 45 year member of Lyndon Christian Church where he had served as Elder, Treasurer, Sunday School Teacher, Choir Member and was on the Dart Ball Team. He was also a co-member of Westside Christian Church in Bradenton, Florida where he spent his winters.
Bill served his country proudly in the United States Navy during the Korean Era.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Robert and Katie Reid Dikes; brothers, James K., Preston and Don Dikes; sisters, Kathaleen Mangus, Palestine Fee; son in-law, Lloyd Blake Moore, USMC.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 58 years, Helen Dikes; 3 children, John E. Dikes (Okcha) of Elizabethtown, Kathy Moore of Florissant, Missouri and Melissa Watson (Danny) of Frankfort; 7 grandchildren, Leann Y. Dikes of Connecticut, Cassie J. Dikes of Chicago, John J. Dikes of Osan, South Korea, Lloyd Johnathan Moore (Kristen) of Florissant, Missouri, Jennifer Hill (Christopher) of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, Sherri Lee Pollard (Wayne) of Frankfort and Michael Watson (Jenni) of Las Vegas; 1 great-grandson, Lloyd Benjamin Moore; 2 sisters, Jo Ruth Caldwell and Gonzie Curran; special friends, Franklin and Linda Moncrieffe.
The Funeral Service will be conducted at 11:00 am on Monday, October 22, 2012 at Lyndon Christian Church, 8125 LaGrange Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Burial will be at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 4-8 pm Sunday in the parlor of Arch L. Heady & Son at Westport Village, 7410 Westport Road and after 10:00 am Monday at the church.
Memorial expressions of sympathy may be made to Lyndon Christian Church or Hosparus of Louisville.
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