William Clifford “Bill” McGowan, previously a life-long resident of Westover, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 in his home at Fox Ridge Assisted Living Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Bill was 87, and had moved to Arkansas, due to health issues, and to be closer to his son and his family. Born on September 9, 1928, in Morgantown, Bill was the fourth child of the late Henry Albert and Margaret Luella Absalom McGowan. Bill retired from a career in construction management with, among other companies, Roberts & Schaefer Company. Local construction projects he worked on include Ruby Memorial Hospital, the WVU Coliseum, the Harrison Power Station in Shinnston, WV and the Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, WV. He was a graduate of Morgantown High School in 1946, and received his Bachelor of Science in Forestry from WVU in 1957. Bill served in the US Navy from 1951 to 1955, during the Korean War, as an Aviation Electrician aboard the USS Leyte as a member of Attack Squadron VA-35, and on the USS Tarawa; both Essex-class aircraft carriers. Bill was a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 9916, in Westover. For decades he was a volunteer with the Westover Volunteer Fire Department, before becoming an Honorary Member. Bill is survived by his daughter, Nancy McGowan Bell, and husband David, of Morgantown; son, Michael Torres McGowan and wife Robin, of North Little Rock; three grandsons, James Cameron Lassiter, and wife Kristen, of Richardson, TX, Robert Calen Lassiter of Dallas, TX, and Sean Michael McGowan of North Little Rock; and sister-in -law Bonnie McGowan of Phoenix, AZ. Bill was preceded in death by his high school sweetheart and wife of 57 years Helen “Toni” McGowan, brothers James Samuel Huff McGowan, Henry Albert McGowan Jr., and a sister Betty Kathleen McGowan Nuti. Friends may call at McCulla Funeral Home, 770 Fairmont Rd., Morgantown, WV on Wednesday December 2nd from 5-8 pm and on Thursday, December 3rd from noon until the 1:00 pm funeral service with Pastor Jim Weber officiating. Burial will follow at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens with full military honors conferred by the Westover VFW Post 9916 and US Navy Funeral Honors. Condolences may be made to the family at www.mcculla.com Bill’s family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association, to continue the battle against the disease that took his dearest Toni. (www.alz.org)