William Partridge "Bill" Harston

Memorial service for William Partridge “Bill” Harston, age 77, will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Smith Little Rock Funeral Home with his dear friend, David Warner officiating. Bill entered his is eternal life on April 7, 2022. Visitation will begin at 6:00 pm and the service will begin at 7:00 pm. Graveside services are being planned around Cowley’s (Wyoming) Pioneer Days in July 2022.

 

Bill was born on January 23, 1945 in Cowley, Wyoming, the son of George Briggs and Josephine (Partridge) Harston.  He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Ruth Brown and nephew Todd Ross.  Bill was ready to reunite with is parents and sister but also struggled knowing he would leave his loving and extremely devoted wife of 21-years, Yusun Kang Harston.  He found comfort in sharing his concern with friends and family near and far and ultimately knew that she is strong and will be cared for.  

 

Bill worked hard and played hard all of his life.  In his youth he spent hours tending livestock, playing sports and participating in church.  As a young adult he became a father and husband who worked hard to provide for his first daughter, KimberLee Huravitch (1966) of Rozet, Wyoming.  He traveled all over the states of Montana and Wyoming working construction and operating heavy equipment eventually settling in Gillette, Wyoming.  He then welcomed his second daughter, Dane Joslyn (1975) of Gillette, Wyoming and son, Paul Harston (1978) of Bozeman, Montana.  In order to stay closer to home Bill became a coal miner and worked at Rawhide Mine for nearly two decades.  In the early 1990’s Bill got the itch for something else and purchased a ski shop and convenience store in Bozeman, Montana.  This endeavor truly took blood, sweat, tears, lots of money and Bill’s tenacity and pure grit. In Bozeman Bill met and married his final love, Yusun.  Eventually they retired to Arkansas for warmer weather and to be with Bill’s sister and family. Early in their retirement Bill and Yusun welcomed Yusun’s niece Sunny of Conway, Arkansas into their family and formally adopted her as their daughter.

 

Anyone who knows Bill knows he didn’t sit idle.  He was very handy and loved to tinker with anything he could find. He was always going somewhere or doing something. Bill loved a life of service to his fellow man, always willing to help anyone at any time no matter the situation and this offered him the opportunity to become very grounded and an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Through this he was able to serve and nurture is faith and ultimately give until the end.

 

Along with leaving his wife, children and host of friends and extended relatives that Bill loved, he was always so grateful for his sons-in-law Darwin Huravtich and Tony Joslyn, his brother-in-law John Brown and loved his grandchildren Jacob Huravitch and Nora and Kale Joslyn immensely.

 

Arrangements by and cards sent to Smith Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Court, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, 501-224-2200. Sign Bill’s online guestbook at www.smithfamilycares.com.