William "Bill" C. Filson, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial with full military rites will be in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. William was born May 9, 1924 in Birmingham, the son of Paul W. and Virgie A. (Weaver) Filson. William served in the United States Army during World War II. William was united in marriage to Leta Brown on July 19, 1947 in Cedar Rapids. He worked for FMC Linkbelt and Sadler until retiring in 1985. He enjoyed gardening, flowers, fixing anything mechanical and spending time with his family. William is survived by his children Vicki (Bill) Filling and Denise Houlahan both of Cedar Rapids, Donna Rich and Sandra Fisher both of Solon; ten grandchildren Michelle (Donna) Moeller, Craig Filling, Heather Filling-Ketcham, Hayley Gorman, Robert Rich III, Treva Rich, Jennifer Fisher, Stephanie Fisher, Amanda Fisher, Brittney Fisher; nine great-grandchildren Zachary, Courtney, Aiyanna, Blake, Austin, Andrew, Alex, Kaelyn and Emma; two great-great grandchildren Arieanna and Jayce; a brother Jim (Nada) Kirby of Kingsport, Tennessee. William was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Leta, a grandson Adam Gorman, three sisters Margaret (Elmer) Henecke, Dorothy Sallow, and Pauline "Annie" (Dale) Hadenfeldt. Memorials may be directed to the family.