William "Bill" Clyde Gobble, age 93, passed away peacefully at home in Sugar City, Idaho on May 25, 2023. He was born in Appalachia, Virginia on January 7, 1930, to Clyde and Mary (Johnson) Gobble.

Bill entered military service in 1951. He served in the Air Force Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado for 3 years. While on furlough in 1951, he returned home to Virginia to marry his sweetheart Lil.

Following his military service he moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to continue his career as a Computer Programmer for Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company. Bill helped program the first computer at Grain Dealers and was a pioneer in the computer age of their company.

In 1987, he and Lil returned to Wise County, Virginia to work at the Wise County Court House. He dedicated his retirement years to genealogy research serving as President of the Wise County Historical Society for 26 years and Treasurer of the Southwest Virginia Historical Society for 20 years.

In 2018, they moved with their daughter and son-in-law to live in Idaho. He enjoyed his remaining years spending time with his family, watching Yankees baseball, and listening to the Golden Oldies.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Betty Flanary Debusk.

He is survived by his wife of 72 years Lillian (Hamilton) Gobble, son Russ (Teresa) Gobble and daughter Karen (Jerry) Yates, brother Jim Gobble and sister Carol Blazzard, 8 grandchildren Courtney (Ryan) Thayne, Justin (Jessica) Gobble, Heather (Spencer) Haacke, Travis (Sarah) Gobble, Lindsey (Justin) Shaw, Kyle (Erin) Gobble, Ashley (Brett) Nance, Kristen (Walter) Weidner, 24 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in various callings over the course of 63 years.

Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 30, at the Sugar City LDS Stake Center.  The family will receive friends that morning from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at the stake center prior to services.  Interment will be in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Virginia at a later date.

Services will be live streamed at: https://my.gather.app/remember/bill-gobble