William Stevens Price, 72, of Benton City, Washington passed away September 18, 2007 in Benton City. He was born January 6, 1935 in Mission, Texas to Phillip and Willa Mae Price. The family moved to Mabton in 1937 and Bill graduated from Mabton High. After joining the Army he was stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona where he trained as an air traffic controller.

He married Annette B. Hall in Tacoma Wa. The couple moved to Benton City in 1961 and went on to raise four children there. He retired from Sandvik Special Metals in 1994, after 25 years of service. Prior to retirement he achieved goals of skydiving, ballooning and receiving his pilot’s license. He enjoyed square dancing with Columbia River Squares and Sundancers.

Preceding him in death are his parents Phillip and Willa Mae; son Steven; and sister Donna. Survivors include his wife of 54 years Annette; children Robert “Bob”, Teresa Milo and Darlene Gary; brother Joe Lydia and sister Karen; six grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, September 24, 2007 at Evergreen Cemetery, Benton City, WA. Visitation will be held Sunday the 23rd from 1:00-5:00 PM at Einan’s Funeral Home, Richland, WA.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Tri-Cities Chaplaincy, 2108 W. Entiat, Kennewick, WA 99336.