A memorial service for William Arthur Bush, Jr., age 79, will be held for close friends and family at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel.  Rev. Jennifer J. Long will officiate.   Cremation arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory. 

            He was born to William Arthur and Beulah (Hogsett) Bush on March 3, 1928, in Hamilton, Missouri, and died Friday, April 13, 2007, at his home in Enid.

            William graduated from Ponca City High School, and served in the United States Navy during World War II.  He later attended Oklahoma State University.  On March 21, 1950, he married Catherine Singleton in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and they made their home in Ponca City.  He was an electrician working in construction, and the family lived in various places throughout the country.   He was a member of First Christian Church in Ponca City.  They moved to Enid in 1962.

            He is survived by his wife, Catherine, of the home; two sons, William Bush and wife Janie, and Terry Bush and wife Connie, all of Edmond; two grandchildren, Jason Bush and fiancée Jennifer Long, and David Bush, all of Oklahoma City; one brother, Richard Bush of Ponca City; and one sister Betty Post of Ponca City.

            He was preceded in death by his parents.

            Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Hospice Circle of Love.