Obituary of William James Small

William Small known to all as Bill, was born on March 16, 1943 at Provost, Alberta to proud parents, William “Bill” Sr. and Marjorie (Clouston) Small. At an early age Bill showed his love of animals, especially horses and dogs. In June of 1986, Bill married the love of his life, Doris Lyman. They enjoyed going to Rodeos, for 7 years in a row they went to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Spent many long weekends with family camping at the lake, touring points of interest around Alberta and being on the Ranch together. Sadly, Bill passed away on September 30, 2020 at the Provost Health Centre at the age of 77 years. Bill leaves to mourn his loving wife, Doris; step son, Butch (Janet) Lyman and their children, Cassie (Travis) Lyman and Miranda Worthing; 5 great grand children; sister, Doreen (Allan) Heck and their children, Rhonda (Terry) Klein, Cindy (Tim) Brewster and their families; Keith Heck and his daughter, McKenzie; Alicia (Burt) Forbes and their children, Cole and Kendall; brother, Harry (Deb) and their children, David (Catherine), Ryan (Marsha), Amanda (Jason) and their families; brother, Raymond (Sheryl) and their children, Tanya (Mel) Sweet, Dustin (Becky) and their families; sisters in law, Edna Merriman and Margaret Larouche; brothers in law, Bill (Andrea) Hansen and Phillip Hansen; as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Bill will be sadly missed, but always remembered. A private family funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2020.