Bill was born January 29, 1930, to Fred and Roma Fallon in Ramona, SD. He was the fourth of six children. He attended Ramona High School before enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1948.

Bill left for basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. He developed his lifelong carpentry skills at Ft. Warren, WY. He was then stationed at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, and from there he went to the Philippines and later to Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD. He spent three and one half years at Hickam Air Force Base, HI, and ended his military service at Offutt Air Force Base, NE. While stationed at Offutt, he completed a one year tour in Vietnam, thus retiring with twenty years of faithful service to his country.

While stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 1954 he met the love of his life, Dolores E. Lee. They eloped in July of 1954 to Miles City, MT. To this union were born seven children, and were married for nearly 62 years. After retiring from the Air Force, he began a second career with the Meade County Rural School district giving nineteen and one half years of service. Bill served as a deacon and a charter member at Black Hills Baptist Church, where he also taught the adult Sunday School for many years. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling, surfing in the tropical climate of Hawaii, and later in life, golf. Bill continued his carpentry skills building many projects with his children and grandchildren.

William Ward Fallon, 86, Sturgis, SD, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the VA Black Hills Health Care Center at Ft. Meade, SD.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Dolores Fallon, Sturgis; children, Cynthia (Jim) Dempsey, Sturgis, Bryan (Melody) Fallon, Whitewood, Delonne Burkhard, Sturgis, Amy (Dan) Scherer, Rapid City, Eric Fallon, Moorcroft, WY, Matthew (Stephanie) Fallon, Black Hawk, and Mark Fallon, Anchorage, AK; 15 grandchildren, Missy, Jesse, Lia, Kristy, Nathan, Danielle, Marlin, Shawn, Erica, Lloyd, Jacob, Alexsandra, Chase, Brady, and Emilee; 15 great-grandchildren, Dharma, Madison, Rian, Bailey, Cooper, Everett, KyAnne, Kylee, Ysabella, Aspen, Genevieve, Natalie, Lilliana, Amelia, and Bentley.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his siblings, Harold, Doris, Wayne, Jack, and Mary Ann; one grandson, Jesse; and one great-grandson, Cooper.

He was an inspiration to all who met him.

A memorial has been established to Realtors for Kids.

Visitation will be 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 30, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at the Black Hills Baptist Church in Whitewood. Burial with military honors will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

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