William "Bill" I Wilbur III

William “Bill” I. Wilbur III, of Bentonville, passed away at his home on April 7, 2023.

Bill was born on November 24, 1962 in Gravette, Arkansas. He was the son of William Wilbur Jr and Joan Spears Wilbur. He was the widower of the late Kathleen Tkaczuk Wilbur , whom he married on June 13, 2020 and preceded him in death on January 18, 2023. As a child Bill and his family lived in Bermuda for 3years, Guam for one year and then in South Portland Maine. He moved back to Northwest Arkansas in 1983 but lived in Missouri for a short time from 2018 – 2022. He earned an ASBA at NWACC and a BSBA - IT at Walton school of Business, U of A He worked for O’Reilly’s in IT quality assurance. Bill loved working and playing on his computer, enjoyed traveling and camping.

He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, one brother, Jeffrey Wilbur and his beloved dog April.

He is survived by one brother, Richard Spear and wife Shelley of Gravette, Arkansas; nephews Matthew, Christopher (Debbie), and Timothy (Nicole); nieces, Melissa and Melianie; 4 great nephews, 4 great nieces and one great great nephew along with many other friends and family members.

A Graveside service will be held at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Gravette on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 2:00pm. We invite you to leave a special memory or condolence for his family in the online guestbook at www.backstrom-pyeatte.com.

The arrangements were entrusted to Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.