Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline
October 8, 1929 – December 30, 2023
Wilson “Bill” Joseph Kline, age 94, of Lothian died December 30, 2023 in Manassas, VA. He was born on October 8, 1929 in Palmerton, PA to Malcolm A. Kline and Jennie M. Hoffman. Bill was a 1947 graduate of Slatington High School and enlisted into the United States Air Force in July 1947 in Atlantic City, NJ. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Jean Ruth Hamm. While in the service, Bill was an enlisted man during the Korean War and rose through the ranks to Master Sergeant. When he returned, he entered the Air Force Officer Candidate School and graduated in 1956. He and Jean traveled extensively with assignments in Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, as well as in Japan for four years and finally ended tours in Washington, D.C. He served in Vietnam without Jean. He retired from the Air Force in January 1974 as a Lt. Colonel. Eventually, they settled in Lothian, MD in 1978. Bill has been very dedicated to doing God’s work in the community, speaking at men’s Christian organizations, and preaching and working within Cedar Grove Global Methodist Church in Deale, MD. He also coordinated senior trips for over 25 years for the Chesapeake Ramblers. He was very dedicated to his family.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Jean Capilongo and Emma Roberts, his wife of 62 years, Jean R. Kline (2011), and two daughters, Debra Lynn Overby (2010) and Chris Pamela Bailey (2015). Surviving is his eldest daughter, Susan J. Noll and her son, Mark A. Noll and his daughter, Serena A. Noll, whom were with Bill when he passed. Bill and Jean had six grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and two great, great grandchildren.
A memorial service and celebration of Bill’s life will be held Tuesday January 9, 2024, 10:00 A.M. at Cedar Grove Global Methodist Church, 5965 Deale-Churchton Road, Deale, MD 20751. Interment will be held for the immediate family and invited friends at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. Memorial tax-deductible contributions instead of flowers may be made in Wilson Kline’s name to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org) If you want the family to know of your donation, Susan Noll (Susan10608@gmail.com)
Visitation
Services
- Memorial Service
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Contributions
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105
Condolences
Sort Comments
3 Jan 2024
10:03am
I was honored to spend time with him in my later years. He worked hard to coordinate Senior Trips that I was able to participate with my Aunt Emma and my Uncle Wilson. I used to stay it didn’t matter what we ate or where we went as long as I could spend time with them. He is the last of an Era and will be missed. Last one to speak Pennsylvania Dutch or the trials and tribulations of a small town in Pennsylvania. He will be missed. He was loved.
From The Proctors
City
UPPER MARLBORO
State
MD
3 Jan 2024
3:53pm
I met Bill when I joined the Chesapeake Ramblers. Before we started out on our trips he always said a prayer, which made me feel we were in Gods hands.
He was a very nice man and showed that he cared about everyone.
I am sorry for your lost.
May God comfort you during this difficult time.
Betty Tippett
City
Sunderland
State
Maryland
3 Jan 2024
4:14pm
My husband & I moved to SS 25 years ago and started going to Cedar Grove Methodist Church. We sat right behind him & he turned around & welcomed us to the church family. And we sat behind him until we moved. He was a wonderful man. He loved his wife dearly & he loved doing anything that he could serve others. He loved our Lord deeply. He was fun to be around. His smile was so contagious. He is with the Lord & his beloved wife now. RIP friend, you will be missed but never forgotten.
With Love,
Jon & Debbie Fellner
Columbia, TN
City
Columbia
State
TN
3 Jan 2024
7:54pm
When I first started coming to Cedar Grove, Bill and Jean Kline were always friendly, always there. Jean and I found out that we had the same birthday (September 8), so every year we’d tell each other Happy Birthday!
Jean died, and I worried about Bill, since my parents had recently gone through the same sadness. But Bill put all his energy into God and the church. As everyone knows, he was always welcoming at the door, always helping with communion, always there.
One year after Jean died, our birthday fell on a Sunday that the church had Communion. Bill served me the bread, saying “Body of Christ” like always. Then he leaned toward me and whispered, “Happy birthday.”
Best Communion ever! I will always remember that with gratitude about Bill Kline.
City
Shady Side
State
Maryland
3 Jan 2024
9:32pm
We will miss Bill’s presence at church, and will always remember his dedication to service and sense of humor. Rest easy, Bill
City
Annapolis
State
MD
3 Jan 2024
11:21pm
I am sad to know that “Grandad” as I knew him, has passed, but thankful he will no longer suffer with health issues. He was my daughter, Kaitlin Laws’ great-grandfather, and was a wonderful man. Grandad used to visit Debra (his daughter) Jason (and I), Jeremy and was always kind and had a smile. We would look forward to visiting at Christmas, and we were always welcomed with love, and greeted with “can we get you something, honey” from Grandma. Grandad was loved, he was dedicated, and a man of faith. I pray that he was welcomed to Heaven to be with so many that went before him, as I know he missed tremendously. May his memory bring all who will miss him, peace and leave them with as much comfort as he gave in life. Sending my love.
City
Mechanicsville
State
Md
4 Jan 2024
12:06pm
I will miss Bill tremendously. I was very fortunate that the Lord put him in my life. He was not only a part of my Church family but most of all he was a wonderful and supportive friend. I enjoyed our times spent together especially in the kitchen at Church where we worked on Wednesday night dinners and so many other events. I know they had a joyous new year in heaven. Bill I’m sending you love and hugs.
City
Deale
State
Maryland
4 Jan 2024
7:01pm
I was Bill Kline’s pastor for 10 years (2013-2023) at Cedar Grove UMC. He helped me serve communion, we co-taught Sunday School, he attended my Tuesday Bible study, and he did so much for the church. If the church was doing something he was there and he was helping. Few are the number of people in churches today who always show up and are helpful. He had a great sense of humor. I will miss that I won’t get to hear his annual Lent joke, which was that he was giving up his New Year’s resolutions for Lent. Drank lots of his coffee and he never tired of the little joke that his favorite book of the Bible was ‘He-brews’. But beyond being brothers in Christ and co-workers in the faith, he was someone who I enjoyed spending time with and since when we had funerals or special services he would come early to help, we would wait together for everyone to arrive and pass the time in conversation after getting everything ready. The last two years, because he could not drive, I would pick him up and bring him to church, Bible study, and other functions. I can’t say I have a fondest memory of Bill, too many to choose from, but I always enjoyed the hour before Bible study on Tuesdays, we would sit out front on the benches, drink coffee, talk, and watch the goings on in ‘downtown’ Deale! I will miss him.
City
Upper Marlboro
State
MD
4 Jan 2024
8:08pm
My uncle Wilson was a loving and supportive brother to my mother, Emma Roberts and my aunt Jean Capilongo. He went out of his way to help others and support his family. I will miss him dearly.
City
Rio Rancho
State
NM
Sort Comments
I was honored to spend time with him in my later years. He worked hard to coordinate Senior Trips that I was able to participate with my Aunt Emma and my Uncle Wilson. I used to stay it didn’t matter what we ate or where we went as long as I could spend time with them. He is the last of an Era and will be missed. Last one to speak Pennsylvania Dutch or the trials and tribulations of a small town in Pennsylvania. He will be missed. He was loved.
From The Proctors
I met Bill when I joined the Chesapeake Ramblers. Before we started out on our trips he always said a prayer, which made me feel we were in Gods hands.
He was a very nice man and showed that he cared about everyone.
I am sorry for your lost.
May God comfort you during this difficult time.
Betty Tippett
My husband & I moved to SS 25 years ago and started going to Cedar Grove Methodist Church. We sat right behind him & he turned around & welcomed us to the church family. And we sat behind him until we moved. He was a wonderful man. He loved his wife dearly & he loved doing anything that he could serve others. He loved our Lord deeply. He was fun to be around. His smile was so contagious. He is with the Lord & his beloved wife now. RIP friend, you will be missed but never forgotten.
With Love,
Jon & Debbie Fellner
Columbia, TN
When I first started coming to Cedar Grove, Bill and Jean Kline were always friendly, always there. Jean and I found out that we had the same birthday (September 8), so every year we’d tell each other Happy Birthday!
Jean died, and I worried about Bill, since my parents had recently gone through the same sadness. But Bill put all his energy into God and the church. As everyone knows, he was always welcoming at the door, always helping with communion, always there.
One year after Jean died, our birthday fell on a Sunday that the church had Communion. Bill served me the bread, saying “Body of Christ” like always. Then he leaned toward me and whispered, “Happy birthday.”
Best Communion ever! I will always remember that with gratitude about Bill Kline.
We will miss Bill’s presence at church, and will always remember his dedication to service and sense of humor. Rest easy, Bill
I am sad to know that “Grandad” as I knew him, has passed, but thankful he will no longer suffer with health issues. He was my daughter, Kaitlin Laws’ great-grandfather, and was a wonderful man. Grandad used to visit Debra (his daughter) Jason (and I), Jeremy and was always kind and had a smile. We would look forward to visiting at Christmas, and we were always welcomed with love, and greeted with “can we get you something, honey” from Grandma. Grandad was loved, he was dedicated, and a man of faith. I pray that he was welcomed to Heaven to be with so many that went before him, as I know he missed tremendously. May his memory bring all who will miss him, peace and leave them with as much comfort as he gave in life. Sending my love.
I will miss Bill tremendously. I was very fortunate that the Lord put him in my life. He was not only a part of my Church family but most of all he was a wonderful and supportive friend. I enjoyed our times spent together especially in the kitchen at Church where we worked on Wednesday night dinners and so many other events. I know they had a joyous new year in heaven. Bill I’m sending you love and hugs.
I was Bill Kline’s pastor for 10 years (2013-2023) at Cedar Grove UMC. He helped me serve communion, we co-taught Sunday School, he attended my Tuesday Bible study, and he did so much for the church. If the church was doing something he was there and he was helping. Few are the number of people in churches today who always show up and are helpful. He had a great sense of humor. I will miss that I won’t get to hear his annual Lent joke, which was that he was giving up his New Year’s resolutions for Lent. Drank lots of his coffee and he never tired of the little joke that his favorite book of the Bible was ‘He-brews’. But beyond being brothers in Christ and co-workers in the faith, he was someone who I enjoyed spending time with and since when we had funerals or special services he would come early to help, we would wait together for everyone to arrive and pass the time in conversation after getting everything ready. The last two years, because he could not drive, I would pick him up and bring him to church, Bible study, and other functions. I can’t say I have a fondest memory of Bill, too many to choose from, but I always enjoyed the hour before Bible study on Tuesdays, we would sit out front on the benches, drink coffee, talk, and watch the goings on in ‘downtown’ Deale! I will miss him.
My uncle Wilson was a loving and supportive brother to my mother, Emma Roberts and my aunt Jean Capilongo. He went out of his way to help others and support his family. I will miss him dearly.