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William Wilson Sterrett

Birth	:	15 Jul 1909 Slater, Saline County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	20 Jun 1999 Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Slater City Cemetery, Slater, Saline County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2308273, -93.0570755
Description	:	William Wilson Sterrett graduated from Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri. He also graduated from Washington & Lee University, School of Law, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. {Note His obit says he graduated from George Washington Law School in Washington, D.C.} William practiced law with his father's old law firm, Slater, Saline County, Missouri. The following report appeared in either a Slater or Independence, Missouri newspaper. "OBITUARY: William Wilson Sterrett, 90, of Independence, Missouri, a former Slater resident, died Sunday June 20. 1999, at the Medical Center of Independence. Born June 15, 1909, in Slater, he was the son of the... Read More	William Wilson Sterrett graduated from Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri. He also graduated from Washington & Lee University, School of Law, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. {Note His obit says he graduated from George Washington Law School in Washington, D.C.} William practiced law with his father's old law firm, Slater, Saline County, Missouri. The following report appeared in either a Slater or Independence, Missouri newspaper. "OBITUARY: William Wilson Sterrett, 90, of Independence, Missouri, a former Slater resident, died Sunday June 20. 1999, at the Medical Center of Independence. Born June 15, 1909, in Slater, he was the son of the late Joseph Burks and Elizabeth Allen Caldwell Sterrett. On December 19, 1936, in Washington, D.C., he married Rachel W. Finch and she survives of the home. Also surviving are two sons, Joseph Burks Sterrett of Myrtle Point, Oregon and James Roger Sterrett of Balzac, Alberta, Canada; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister. Mr. Sterrett was a 1926 graduate of Slater High School and a 1930 graduate of Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri - Columbia for two years and graduated from George Washington Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1935. He served as Deputy Circuit Clerk of Saline County form 1932 - 34. He passed the Bar in December 1934 and practiced law in Saline County for 53 years at Sterrett Law Office in Slater. He was secretary to Congressman William Nelson in Washington, D.C., from 1938 - 1940. He was with the General Accounting Office in Washington, D.C., for two years, the War Production Board for a year and served in the Air Transport Command for two. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Mr. Sterrett returned to Slater in 1946 where he served as City Attorney from 1946 - 1981. He served as Chairman of the Slater County Red Cross and on the Slater Public School Board from 1948 - 1952. He was a member, deacon, trustee, elder and former Sunday School Teacher at the Slater Presbyterian Church. He was President of the Saline County Bar Association form 1983 -1991 and Vice-President from 1991 - 1993. He served on the board of directors of the State Bank of Slater for 53 years. He was a longtime member and past President of the Slater Rotary Club from which he received the Slater Club's first Paul Harris Fellow in 1995. He was a Boy Scout Counselor beginning in 1950 and received the Missouri Valley College Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1996. He was also a longtime member of American Legion Post #78 of Slater.

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William Wilson Sterrett's memorial is located at: Slater City Cemetery, Slater, Saline County, USA.
When did William Wilson Sterrett death?
William Wilson Sterrett death on 20 Jun 1999 in Jackson County, Missouri, USA
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Latitude: 39.2308273
Longitude: -93.0570755

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Burks Sterrett

(1872 - 1926)

Elizabeth Allen “Lizzie” Caldwell Sterrett

(1876 - 1938)

Spouse

Rachel Wray Finch Sterrett

(1916 - 2012)

Siblings

Ida Lou Sterrett Barnds

(1904 - 1991)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Slater, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2308273, -93.0570755

2. Rehoboth Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2323300, -93.0666200

3. Mount Moriah Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2335900, -93.0664100

4. Hickman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2111015, -93.1177979

5. Mount Horeb Cemetery
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6. Gilliam Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2352982, -92.9906006

7. Orearville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1724840, -93.0750080

8. Wolfskill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2889167, -93.0845000

9. Orear Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.1701550, -93.0756410

10. Vance Laurie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2227220, -92.9712780

11. Good Hope Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2806015, -92.9969025

12. New Frankfort Cemetery
New Frankfort, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2980995, -93.0196991

13. High Hill Cemetery
Gilliam, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3046989, -93.0569000

14. Dawes Durrett Cemetery
Orearville, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1591580, -93.0819650

15. Cambridge Cemetery
Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2524986, -92.9597015

16. Pulliam-Hedges-Swisher Cemetery
Marshall, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1839210, -93.1417940

17. Fish Creek Cemetery
Gilliam, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1860000, -92.9694100

18. Hyland Cemetery
Norton, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2024640, -93.1584430

19. Harris Cemetery
Slater, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3098010, -93.0944170

20. Bethel Cemetery
Sharon, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3025600, -93.1349300

21. Berger Family Cemetery
Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2110330, -92.9300510

22. Cow Creek Cemetery
Fairville, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2182900, -93.1907340

23. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Saline City, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1410370, -92.9800070

24. Dunkard Cemetery
Saline City, Saline County, USA
Coordinate: 39.1752900, -92.9338500