Harry William “Bill” Leimkuehler, Jr., 64, joined his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Bill fought a strong and courageous battle with cancer the last six years, as well as a lung issue he developed as a result of the cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 28, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Marshall, with Pastor Chuck Riddle and Rev. Wayne Doolin officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boonville, MO. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com.
Bill was born on November 11, 1959, in Boonville, the son of the late Harry William Leimkuehler and Dorothy Craig Leimkuehler. Bill was raised in the Cooper county area where he was a 1978 graduate of Boonville High School. On January 12, 1980, he married his high school sweetheart, Tammi Strange, who survives of the home. They were blessed with two children, Tara Christine Leimkuehler, of the home, and Scott William Leimkuehler (Jayme Dinter) of Rocheport, MO.
Bill is also survived by one sister, Dian Fizer (Terry) of Gilliam, MO; two nephews, Neil Shelton (Regina) of St. Joseph, MO and Nathan St. Clair (Katie) of Concordia, MO; one niece, Lindsey Good (Jon) of Sweet Springs, MO; as well as three great-nieces and four great-nephews.
During his senior year of high school Bill was elected to serve as a Missouri State FFA Vice-President from 1978 to 1979. While growing up in Blackwater he was a row crop and livestock farmer and then moved his family to the Hardeman area where he continued farming. Bill farmed until he was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. After his cancer went into remission he went to work at W-K Ford and W-K Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Boonville driving cars between their Boonville and Sedalia locations, as well as delivering vehicles to customers around the country. Bill loved the friendships he made with the W-K employees and other drivers.
In addition to his work, Bill found enjoyment in working with the kids playing basketball at Hardeman School which he coached for several years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Marshall, Saline County Coin Club and the Central Missouri Coin Club.