Bill Edwards, 72, of Bloomington, Illinois, died Jan. 27, 2023, in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Bill was born in Beloit, Kansas, on May 19, 1950, to William C. and Evelyn Smith Edwards. He spent his youth in Jewell, Kansas.

Bill married his high school sweetheart, Diane Mc- Elroy of Randall, Kansas, on May 19, 1973, and soon after they moved to Bloomington. They would have celebrated 50 years in May.

Bill graduated from Fort Hays State College in Hays, with both his bachelor of science (1972) and master of science (1973) in business. Bill worked for State Farm Insurance Companies in Bloomington...