William Walter Chamley

William Walter Cham-

ley, 18, of Williston,

passed away on Tuesday,

Sept. 13, 2022, due to in-

juries sustained in a

motorcycle accident.

His Funeral Service will

be held at 10 a.m. on

Monday, Sept. 19, 2022,

at First Lutheran Church

in Williston. Rev. Jeanie

Madsen and Pastor Josh

Huesby will officiate.

Interment in Fairview

Cemetery in Stanley,

North Dakota will take

place later that day.

Visitation will be held

on Sunday, Sept. 18, from

1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and for

the hour preceding the

service at the church on

Monday. There will be a

family service, open to the

public at 5 p.m. on Sun-

day, Sept. 18 at the

Everson-Coughlin Funeral

Home in Williston.

William Walter Cham-

ley was born March 4,

2004 to Will and Monica

Chamley in Williston, ND.

William came into this

world the same way he

left it: Fast and furious.

He was born twenty six

days after his Grandma

Rosie had passed away.

She has been waiting a

very long time to meet

him. He was #4 of 5 chil-

dren.

William was known by

so many names; Little

Will, Liam, Will, William,

Lele, Willie, Bill, Wewe,

Willy-Wally and Slick

Willy.

William’s first job was

at the age of three. The

deal was, as soon as he

was potty trained, he

could go to work with his

dad. He spent many years

going to various oil rig lo-

cations, checking on

equipment, and learning

how things worked. He

worked for his dad for

many years and made

numerous friendships in

the shop. He often was

“Dirty Lyle’s” right hand

– literally. If Lyle’s hands

would not fit, he would

tell him what to do and

that is how they got the

job done.

William loved to be out-

doors working on any-

thing with an engine. He

was always fixing on

things even if it wasn’t

broken. He loved riding it,

wrecking it, fixing it, and

doing it all over again.

Years from now we will

still be collecting things

he has scattered across

the country. His motto

was “it’s not stupid if it

works”. William was often

found killing time playing

the guitar.

He had the most caring

and kind heart. He was al-

ways willing to help any-

one in need. Whether it

was rescuing a broken

down friend on the side of

the road, helping someone

that was hurting, or mak-

ing someone feel includ-

ed.

If William loved you,

you knew it, without

question. He was the guy

to crack a joke to break

the ice. He absolutely

adored his nieces and

nephews as much as they

did him, especially his

best buddy Braxtyn. Willi-

am had a special bond

with the elderly, he would

sit and talk for hours and

created many special

friendships. Oh how he

loved his cousin Mason

“May-May”. His best

friend was his little broth-

er Charlie (#5.)

William spent his time

split between his mom’s

house in Mandan and his

dad’s in Williston. This

offered him several work

opportunities through the

years. He worked at an

autobody shop one sum-

mer and at a boat engine

repair shop another. He

enjoyed time on the lake.

Big Will often said that

William was the only kid

he ever knew that had to

quit his job to start Kin-

dergarten.

William will be missed

by so many on this earth;

he has left a William sized

hole in all of us. A light

has gone out, but we

know those that went be-

fore him were anxiously

waiting to bring him

home. Heaven sure got a

good one.

William is survived by

his parents, Will and Ani-

ta (Lucy) Chamley, Moni-

ca (Schmidt) and Ray Eck-

roth; siblings, Dylan (Ash-

lynn), Lexi (Dalton) Flory,

and Dominic; Charlie;

stepsiblings, David Hoiby,

Katie (Jaron) Bauer and

Dustin, Shelbie and

MiKenzie Eckroth; mater-

nal grandparents, Richard

and Linda Schmidt; Ray-

mond and Priscilla Eck-

roth; and numerous aunts,

uncles, cousins, nieces

and nephews.

He was preceded in

death by his paternal

grandparents, Wally and

Rosie Chamley; uncles,

Tucker Baumgartner, Pete

and Charley Chamley;

and numerous

great-grandparents.

Friends are welcome to

visit the website at www.

eversoncoughlin.com to

share memories of Willi-

am or leave condolences

for his family.