hmtl5 William Lamont Kline b. 11 Aug 1914 Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas d. 22 Jan 2006 Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas: McKeown Genealogy

William Lamont Kline

Male 1914 - 2006  (91 years)


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  • Name William Lamont Kline 
    Born 11 Aug 1914  Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army. 4th Armored Division. First Lieutenant. 
    Died 22 Jan 2006  Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Memorial Park Cemetery, 5905 W 4th Ave Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I127  McKeown
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2023 

    Family Dorothy Margaret Shields,   b. 19 Dec 1911, Paola, Miami County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1996  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 17 Aug 1940 
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2019 
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Aug 1914 - Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jan 2006 - Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memorial Park Cemetery, 5905 W 4th Ave Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • S/O Norval N. and Maude Lamont Kline. He was a 1932 graduate of Hutchinson High School. He attended Hutchinson Junior College and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1936. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was retired president of the Kline Insurance Agency, working from 1946 to 1992.

      He belonged to Park Place Christian Church. He was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Society with the KU School of Business, Lysle Rishel American Legion Post No. 68, Bob Campbell Veterans of Foreign Wars, served on the Board of Directors at Central Bank and Trust Co., past chairman of the former Grace Hospital during the merger into Hutchinson Hospital, served on the boards of Health Care Inc. and the Hutchinson Hospital, past president and served on the boards of USD No. 308 Hutchinson public schools, Hutchinson Kiwanis Club, Hutchinson Symphony, Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce, Prairie Dunes Country Club, the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents and was a State Director serving on the National Association of Insurance Agents. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, serving as a First Lieutenant, 4th Armored Division from 1943 to 1946, receiving the Bronze Star Medal and the Battlefield Commission.

      On Aug. 17, 1940, he married Dorothy Shields in Dallas, Texas. She died July 8, 1996. He was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Kent Kline; and a brother, John Kline.
      Hutchinson Newspaper
      [1]
    • Hutchinson - Kline, William L., 91, retired Kline Insurance Agency president, died Jan. 23, 2006. Service 10:30 Thursday, Park Place Christian Church. Survivors: son. W. Michael Kline of Lawrence; brother Norval N. Kline Jr. of Hutchinson; 2 grandchildren. Elliot Mortuary.
      The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Tuesday, 24 January 2006
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S3] Obituary.

    3. [S57] Newspaper article.