CIMARRON – William "Will" Walter, 44, died Sunday, April 9, 2023 at St. Catherine's of Dodge City.

He was born April 20, 1978 in Macon, Georgia, the son of Keith and Linda (Bennett) Walter.  He was a lifelong mechanic, most recently working for Murphy Tractor and Equipment in Dodge City.  He moved to Cimarron in 2015 having lived in Iowa and Florida.

He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Dodge City. He loved his family with a full heart. In his spare time, he enjoyed riding motorcycles, flying model airplanes, racing RC cars, and tinkering in the garage on trucks and cars. He was an avid Florida Gator Football fan.

He is survived by his wife Diana Harvey They were married in 2005 in Montverde, Florida.

Other survivors include: his son, Scott Walter, Cimarron; his mother, Linda Trapp, San Antonio, Texas; his father, Keith Walter, Cimarron; 2 sisters, Kristy McCord and husband Will, Florida and Shelia Miller and husband John, Michigan; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dewey and Susan Harvey and grandmother, Sue Clark, 3 sisters-in-law, DeLynn Rummel and husband John, Cathryn Ulloa and husband Humberto and Jennifer Bruegger and husband Joe; a brother-in-law, Dewey Harvey and wife Stacy, all of Florida. Nephews and nieces, Cody, Conner, Bruce, Allyson, Taylor, Hailey, Susan, Jake, Jenna, Dylan, Mary, Alex, Isabel, Logan, Nolan, and Hudson.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, William and Betty Jeanne Bennett and Marshall and Lila Walter.

Memorial services will be at 2:00 pm Friday, April 14, 2023 at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City, with Rev. Randall Jahnke officiating.  There will be no public viewing, cremation has taken place.

In lieu of flowers, Will's family suggests memorials for the William Walter Memorial Fund, held at Western State Bank in Dodge City Kansas or in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14 ^th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801. These funds will be used for his son Scott's continuation of higher education.