William 'Bill' Frank Hovis, Jr

June 3, 1935 - January 6, 2016

Memorial services for WILLIAM FRANK HOVIS JR, will be held at 2pm Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with John Hovis officiating. Bill died at the Douglas Care Center in Douglas, Wyoming on January 6, 2016 and cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Douglas Care Center Alzheimer Unit. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Bill was born June 3, 1935 in Lovell, Wyoming the son of William and Wilma (Hoersch) Hovis Sr. He grew up and received his early education in Lovell graduating high school there in 1953. He attended the University of Wyoming for four years graduating there in 1957 with a BS Degree in Engineering. He married Alice Elaine Bergslien on December 20, 1955 in Lovell. They lived for a year in Colorado before moving to Casper, Wyoming where he worked in the Petroleum Industry for fifty years. They moved to Torrington, Wyoming in November of 2008. Bill was a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, an Associate Member of the Wyoming Geological Association, a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, and a member of Kiwanis. He enjoyed playing golf and woodworking. Bill is survived by his wife Elaine of Torrington, Wyoming; two sons John (Terri) Hovis of Phoenix, Arizona and Jim (Kriss) Hovis of LaGrange, Wyoming; a sister Michal Gene West of Manville, Wyoming; and a brother Daniel (Ruth) Hovis of Arizona; six grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter Julie Baldwin; a granddaughter Jesi Hovis; and a sister and brother-in-law Gloria and Wayne Blackburn.