MOUNT VERNON – William M. "Bill" Kidd, 79, of Mount Vernon, passed away on May 15, 2021, in the care of Hospice of Central Ohio at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. He was born on March 13, 1942, in Mount Vernon to William M. and Edith (Simpson) Kidd.
Bill graduated from Bladensburg High School and from the Andrew Barber College in Columbus in 1961. He worked 48 years in the business. Bill started out in Coshocton, Mount Vernon and Bladensburg, and after serving two years in the Army he came back to Mount Vernon for 39 years. He retired from his business, the Vine Street Barber Shop. His hobbies included building furniture, jewelry boxes and many other wood projects for his family.
Bill officiated high school- and some small-college basketball for 14 years, and he umpired high school baseball. He also coached Little League and Babe Ruth baseball. He was a Cub Master at the First Christian Church and also helped with Boy Scouts. Bill was a member and Past Master of the Ohio Lodge #199, Past President of the 19th Masonic District Association and Past Worthy Patron of Glenwood Chapter #303 Order of the Eastern Star. He was a member of the First Christian Church and a United States Army veteran.
He is survived by his son, Mark R. (Dr. Sandra) Ferguson of Coventry Township; one grandson, Nathan (Charlotte) Loyd of Amherst; great-grandchildren, Kaya and Saige Loyd of Amherst, and Ezra Holmes (Loyd) of Denver; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Sandra Petry of Howard.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Shirley Kidd in 2015; grandson, Aaron Loyd in 2016; and two sisters, Gloria June Miller and Dona Jean Wells.
Calling hours will be held from 5–7 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Lasater Funeral Home, with the Masonic Service beginning at 7 p.m., and where the funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday. Burial will follow in Utica's South Lawn Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Knox County Joint Veterans Council.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Ohio or to the Ohio Eastern Star.
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