Marsh

William Timblin "Bill" Marsh of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Fox Chapel, died Sunday, ending an extended battle with cancer.

Born Aug. 6, 1932, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of William F. and Mildred T. Marsh.

He graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1949 and from Yale University in 1953. He served three years in the U.S. Coast Guard before getting his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. He pursued his legal career with a major Pittsburgh law firm for several years and then accepted the challenge of creating a new position as vice president and general counsel of Spang and Co. of Butler, which he held for 30 years before retiring to Bonita Springs in 1998.

He consistently contributed his talents to the community over the years, from Little League coach, Indian Guides leader and scoutmaster to Borough Council of Fox Chapel and president of his Bonita Bay Homeowners Association. His two most significant contributions were serving as pro bono general and trial counsel for the medical staff of Butler County Hospital System as part of an effort to redirect the system and better serve the community; and the founding of Foxwall EMS, which after 30 years still provides quality paramedic and emergency medical services to the boroughs of Fox Chapel and Aspinwall.

He was a member and elder of the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church where his service included two terms as clerk of session; an affiliate member of the First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs; a member of Fox Chapel Golf Club and the Bonita Bay Club; and past president of the Fox Chapel Racquet Club.

He his survived by his lifetime sweetheart and loving wife of 53 years, Mary McNaugher "Polly" Marsh; a son, William McNaugher "Bill" Marsh, M.D. (Stefanie) and his five children of Wolfeboro, N.H.; a daughter, Margaret McNaugher Marsh, M. Ed. and her child, Mary of Aspinwall; a son, Robert McNaugher "Rob" Marsh, MBA, CFA (Tracey) and his two children of Pittsburgh; and his sister, Barbara Marsh "Bobbe" Lewis, of Tucson, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by a son, David McNaugher Marsh, and a sister, Patricia "Patty" Marsh.

<B>MARSH</B>— The family of William Timblin "Bill" Marsh, who died Sunday, April 1, 2007, will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, at <B>Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home</B>, 28300 Tamiami Tr. So. Bonita Springs, Fla.Funeral services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Dr. Doug Pratt officiating.Additional services at 10 a.m. April 28 at the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church.Interment will be private.In lieu of flowers, a charitable contribution is suggested to the Foxwall EMS, 403 Fox Chapel Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238 or to JoAnne's House at Hope Hospice 27200 Imperial St. Bonita Springs, FL 34135.