William Cain

William “Bill” Cain, 82, of Show Low died on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, at the Carriage House in Snowflake. No services are planned.
   Bill was born Dec. 5, 1925, in Paxton, Ill. He grew up in Weldon, Ill., and at age 12 went to live with his Aunt Myrtle Long and family in Le Roy, Ill., through high school.
   He entered the U.S. Army and was with the 102nd Infantry, serving in the Battle of the Bulge and later as a guard at the Nuremberg Trials.
   In July 1946 he married Tella Pratt and they were married for more than 61 years. They lived most of their married life in Tucson, and in 1991 began living in Show Low in the summers until moving there permanently in 2001.
   Bill worked for Tucson Electric Power Co. for more than 30 years.
   He was a member of the Benevolent Order of Protective Elks, Show Low Lodge 2090.
   Bill was an avid University of Arizona Wildcat fan, and really enjoyed playing golf and walking in the Show Low City Park daily until his health no longer permitted it.
   Survivors include his wife, Tella of Show Low; his son, Todd Cain of Show Low; two granddaughters, Lindsey N. Brown of Salem, Ore., and Renee M. Cain of Tiffin, Ohio; two cousins, Audrey Moss of Downs, Ill., and Carmin Huisinga of Tucson.
   A memorial to honor Bill has been established with the Arizona Elks Major Projects for Children’s Re-search at University of Arizona Medical Center, P.O. Box 245073, Tucson, Ariz. 85724, where contribu-tions may be made in his name.
   Black’s Mortuary of Show Low was in charge of the arrangements.