William W. "Bill" McBroom, son of the late Filden Samuel and Eunice M. Pippens McBroom, was born in St. Louis on Dec. 5, 1944, and died at the Missouri Southern Healthcare Facility in Dexter on Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, at the age of 61.

A complete obituary will be published later. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements.