Graveside services for William Frank Augustus, 76, Lawrence, will be 3:30, Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be from 2-3:20 pm at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
He died August 31, 2018, at his home.
William was born September 1, 1941, in Washington, KS, the son of Guy B. and Martha LaVera Smith Augustus. He graduated from Lawrence High School.
He worked for over thirty years and retired from the Lawrence Paper Company as a Mechanic. He enjoyed amateur radio, guns and targets, shooting pool, going out dancing, farming, cars and miscellaneous fabrication around the house.
William married Dee Randel on May 16, 1985, she preceded him in death in 2008.
Survivors include son, Kevin Augustus, Lawrence; daughter Karen Dirks, Colorado; stepdaughter Heather Ashburn, Lawrence; and four grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife Dee.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions made to the SVS Foundation for Vascular Research, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street Lawrence, KS 66044.
