Willard “Bill” Warren passed away Dec. 1, 2017. He was born March 23, 1925, to parents, Alma and Olin “Ralph” Warren in South Bend, Wash., (Pacific County) and grew up in Centralia, Wash.
After serving in the United States Armed Forces, Bill began as a mechanic, repairing chainsaws, in Hoquiam, Wash. A few years later, he moved his family to Morton, Wash., where he started and ran Warren Logging Supply, selling and servicing Homelite chainsaws and other logging equipment.
After over 20 years at Warren Logging Supply, he was offered the opportunity to distribute Stihl chainsaws in several Northwest states and Alaska. Bill ran Stihl Northwest for over 25 years, until he retired. Once retired, he still did a number of things, including owning a couple of developing companies, Warren Developments and Sunabill Investments, LTD. Bill loved traveling around the world with Suna.
He enjoyed being with his family, including his dogs. Bill liked to hunt and fish, play golf and was active in shooting competitions. While living in Morton, he was active in the Chamber of Commerce, Morton Gun Club and the Masonic and Shine Lodges.
Bill is survived by his loving wife, Suna; daughters, Missy Warren and Susan Kirkpatrick; grandsons, Jack, Dan (Margaret Ann) and Peter Kirkpatrick; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; older brother, Bob; and son, Mark.
Bill leaves behind a loving family and many friends and will be missed.
A funeral service will be held Dec. 7, 2017, at 2 p.m., at Mountain View Cemetery in the Aspen Chapel.
