William Roy “Bill” LaMee, 79, of Tekonsha passed away Friday, December 12, 2025 at his home.
A funeral service celebrating Bill’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Tekonsha, 914 North Main Street, Tekonsha, MI with Pastor Brian Perry officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Tekonsha.
Visitation will take place from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Tekonsha.
The family is being served by Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation.
Bill was born April 24, 1946, to Lester LaVerne LaMee and Jean Ceabell Church. His dad died when he was five and his mother married Leo Doolittle, who already had a son, Carl Doolittle.
Bill started delivering the paper, getting money for mowing lawns, and bailing hay at a young age. He also helped his grandpa Clifford with honeybees. Later he worked at Marking Machine after school. He graduated from the Tekonsha High School with the Class of 1964.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 and served two years active duty in the continental United States and was honorably discharged from the inactive Army Reserve in December 1971.
Willian married Betty Lou Mitchell in October 1967.
After being discharged from the active Army, he worked at Bundy Tubing. Later, he got a job at Simpson’s Manufacturing, which was a key company in the formation of Metaldyne. At that company, he started out as a piece rate production worker and then became a Journeyman Tool Maker and a Maintenance Man. He also did plumbing and electrical work for the residents of Tekonsha between the years of 1977 and 1988.
In Bill’s free time he enjoyed being outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting, and working on the homestead property. He also owned and operated a sawmill for about 10 years.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Lou (Mitchell) LaMee; his daughters Christine Ann (LaMee) Huckfeldt and Linda Kay LaMee; and his sister, Edna Skiver. He also is affectionally known as Uncle Bill by Richard Schweikert and many other relatives. He has many cousins, friends, and relatives that will dearly miss him.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepbrother, Carl Leo Doolittle; his brother, Lester LaMee; and his sister, Edith Schweikert.
Memorial donations can be made to South Michigan Food Bank, C/O Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation, P.O. Box 161, Union City, MI 49094.
Please visit www.lighthousefuneral.com to share memories, pictures, and videos with the family.
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