BILL WICKHAM

Bill was born Feb. 26, 1951, in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Paul Dean and Helen Marie (Haynes) Wickham.

Bill retired from Weirton Steel Corporation, where he worked in the Sheet Mill.

In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Mary Wickham and his sister, Paula Stock.

Surviving is his wife of 45 years, Jody (Miclea) Wickham, whom he married Aug. 4, 1978; two sons, James Sloane of Toronto, and Shawn (Erika) Sloane and grandson Benjamin Sloane of Folsom, CA; sister, Catherine (Mark) Kramer of Oldsmar, FL; five sisters-in-law, Debra Villamagna Toronto, Jennifer (Fred) Hendershot of Steubenville, Helen Barnes of Wellsville, OH, Carol (John) Ovitt of Toronto, and Bethanie (Nick) Papale of Verona, PA, and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A Memorial Service for Bill will be held Thursday, Feb. 1 at 2 PM at the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Toronto. Family and friends will be received from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Fr. Thomas Vennitti will officiate the service and burial will be at the convenience of Bill’s family in the Toronto Union Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the St. Francis Church Rectory Office 1226 N. River Ave. or TEMS Inc. 201 S. Fourth St., both in Toronto, OH 43964 or to the charity of the donor’s choice. www.jefosterfh.com.