Billy Eugene Carroll, 82, of Peru, died at 12:40 p.m., Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

He was born Nov. 5, 1932, in Uniontown, Ky., to Benjamin and Bertha (Hendricks) Carroll.

Bill first married Pearl Mae Justice in June 1956, he then married Pat Grogg on Dec. 15, 1979. She died Nov. 26, 2010. Bill then married Kay Ellen Conn Smith on March 18, 2012, in Peru. He worked in the maintenance department at Container Corp. in Wabash retiring in 1995, and also worked at Midwest Poultry 10 years retiring in 2007. Bill was a veteran serving in both the US Army and Air Force. He was an active member of the Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church. Bill had a passion for mission work, and went on five mission trips to Honduras and one to Africa. He was an inventor and organizer and loved his projects. Bill was a member of the Wabash American Legion Post 15 and was a former member of the Wabash Eagles Lodge where he served as Past-President. He loved airplanes and air shows and had a great sense of humor. Bill never saw a stranger and loved to visit with people.

He is survived by his wife: Kay Ellen Conn Smith; seven children; Rick (Debbie) Carroll, Syracuse; Tina (Mark) Speicher, Middlebury; Anita (Scott) Shepherd, Avilla; Kim (Brian) Shaneyfelt, Wabash; Michael (Kelly) Smith, Cedar Park, Texas; Michelle (Mark) Waite, Peru; and Margaret Smith, Austin, Texas; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and his sister; Edna Rosenberger, Benton, Ill.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son: Eddie Carroll; and eight brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church, 129 Southwood Drive, Wabash, with Pastor Terry Hinds officiating. Burial will be in Peoria Cemetery, Peru. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church Building Fund.