William "Bill" Dalrymple

William "Bill" Dalrymple, 85 William Theodore Dalrymple, 85, of Paris, Texas, formerly of Struthers, Ohio died Monday morning at the home of his son and daughter-in-law at 620 S.E. 39th Street in Paris, Texas. Mr.Dalrymple was born January 24, 1923, in New Alexandria, Ohio, a son of Stanley and Beulah McCullough Dalrymple. He was a 1941 graduate of Wintersville High School in Ohio. He began work as an installer with Western Electric in 1941, returning there after the war until 1950. He then worked as an electrician and lineman with the former Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company for 2 1/2 years, then becoming a detective with the P. & L.E. Railroad for one year. From 1952 until retirement in 1979, at the closing of the plant, he was an electrician and lineman with the Ohio Works of U.S. Steel. During WW II, Bill served in the 6th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps, as a Corporal with the Scouts & Snipers in the Pacific theater on Guadalcanal, Guam, Saipan, and MogMog. He received a Purple Heart for combat wounds incurred on Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands. He was then deployed to China at the end of WW II as were others of the 6th Marines. Bill was a valued part-time associate with Davidson-Becker Funeral Home for 56 years originally as an ambulance technician and later as a funeral attendant. He worked concurrently for 29 years with Gold Cross Ambulance and 40 years with Gold Cross Limousine and Livery Service, working for many area funeral homes with Gold Cross funeral coaches and limousines. He was a member of the Struthers Presbyterian Church, past Commander of the American Legion Post 158 of Struthers, a member of the United States Marine Corps League, a 32-year member of the Struthers Volunteer Fire Department and member of the Struthers Athletic Club. Bill helped coach Little League baseball and was an assistant leader for Boy Scout Troop 16. Surviving are his son, Guy âa�A"Peteâa�A� and daughter-in-law, Judie, with whom he made his home since 2006; two brothers, Marshall of Wintersville, Ohio and Fred of Melbourne, Florida; a grandson, James and wife, Jeannette, of Glendale, Arizona; and a granddaughter, Kelly, of Tyler, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Margaret "Peg" Hoop, whom he married upon return from the war on July 4, 1946. She passed away on August 8, 2006. "Big Bill" will be remembered as a friend to many, a stranger to few. He spent his life in service to his family, his country and his community. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, 11 Spring St., Struthers, Ohio 44471, with Rev. Steve Breazier officiating. Interment will follow at Poland Riverside Cemetery, Poland, OH. Friends will be received Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Lamar County Humane Society. Condolences may be sent to www.beckerobits.com .

---