May 26, 1931 - Apr. 27, 2016
Bill was a rodeo cowboy from the age of 14. He roped calves, adding bareback broncs at the age of 17. He served in the army in the Korean War from 1950 – 1953. He continued calf roping and team roping eventually teaching his daughter Terri to rope. They partnered up when possible and he roped with everybody else when she couldn’t. When he wasn’t roping, you may find him on the ski slopes or tennis courts with his youngest daughter, Stacey. The rest of his time was on the golf course trying to take his buddy’s money. Bill was a competitor in every sense of the word. Although Bill played hard, he worked harder to bring up 3 girls. Of course he had a lot of help from his loving wife, Ebie. The work consisted of owning service stations and being the mechanic first in Sparks and then in Carson City in 1966. Bill and Ebie changed the service part of the station to a convenience store/gas station in 1984. They sold the store in 1999 to retire. It was then they could pursue their dream and spend winters in Arizona, roping and playing golf every day. Bill was very lucky to enjoy those activities until the day he passed. If you ask his friends to sum him up in a few words, it would be “Friend to all, sincere to the bone and a heart big enough for everybody”. If you ask his family, he was the “best Dad and husband to walk the earth”. He is survived by his wife, Edna “Ebie” “good ol’ girl” Blevins Tolle, daughters Julie Hansen, Terri (Ron) Snyder, Stacey (Hudson) Tolle, grandson Cheyne J. Snyder, nephew Lenard Blevins and his son, Sonny Blevins of Carson City, nephew and niece Mark and Kim Krischke of Texas, cousin Kelly Cheatham of Arizona and several more cousins. A celebration of life will be held at a later date
