Bill Curtis Lindsey, died Wednesday, March 25th on his ranch in Newell, South Dakota. He was born on August 14, 1960, in San Angelo, Texas to parents DeWayne and Janey Lindsey. He was married to Denna Puckett Lindsey for 27 years. They had two children, William and Lauren Lindsey.

Bill grew up in Rankin, Texas with his parents and three brothers, Tom Daymond, and Shane. He graduated from Rankin High School in 1978. He knew from an early age that ranching was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. It was his true passion and he was the perfect man for this
occupation. He loved the land and livestock and always felt that ranching was an honorable profession. In 1984, Bill and his family moved the
ranching operation north to Wyoming and South Dakota. Like a true settler, he found ranches that he knew would make wonderful sheep
country. For the next 13 years, he put together an extensive ranching operation that was the pride of his career.

Bill awoke each morning with a smile on his face and went about his tasks with the optimism and good nature of a man doing what he loved best. He truly believed that hard work and honest sweat were the building blocks of a person's character.

Services will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church, Rankin, TX. Officiating the services will be Johnny Kidd and Reverend Jennifer Kelley. Internment will immediately follow at the Rankin Cemetery. There will be a memorial in Newell, South Dakota this summer.

Bill was survived by his wife, Denna, and their two children, William and Lauren of Rankin, Texas. His father and mother, Dewayne and Janey Lindsey of Rankin. His brother, Tom, and sister-in-law, Janet, of Rankin. His brother Daymond of Flower Mound, Texas. His brother, Shane, and sister-in-law, Shelly, of McKinney, Texas. Sister-in-law and husband, Ann and Keith Ferrell, of Twin Falls, Idaho. And numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Ed Templeton, Charlie Peterson, Danny Michum, and Owen Yocham of Rankin, Texas; Curtis Wollman of San Angelo, Texas;
Matt Strohschein of Newell, South Dakota; Jeff Jasper of Sturgis, South Dakota; and Levi Strohschein of Wright, Wyoming.

Online condolence can be sent to the family at www.shaffer-nichols.com.