William C. "Bill" Hough, age 87, went home to the Lord on July 22, 2019. Bill was born February 13, 1932 at Creighton, Nebraska to M. Clark and Wilma V. (Hoffie) Hough. The family moved west in 1935 and Bill grew up in western Montana and graduated in 1949 from Missoula County High School. He joined the US Navy in February 1953 and was honorably discharged in December 1956. He graduated from the University of Montana in 1958 with a BS in Business Administration, emphasizing banking and finance. He worked for various brokerage firms in Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota until his retirement in October of 1999.

In 1959 he was married to Anita Johnson and they adopted two children; Mary Catherine (Missy) in August of 1964 and Thomas Clark (Tom) in May of 1968.

On October 11, 1980 Bill was married to Joan Elizabeth Shervey. To this union one son was born; Adam William Hough on December 4, 1981.

Bill was active in charitable endeavors, chief among them the Boy Scouts. He belonged to the Boy Scouts, first as a boy achieving the rank of Star Scout and then over 40 years as an adult scouter where he served in many capacities including President of the Black Hills Area Council, Commissioner and Vice President of Endowment. He was active in Gideons and served on the Calvary Lutheran Endowment Board as well as the Lutheran Social Services Board. He was also a long term member of Downtown Kiwanis, serving as President in 1969. Bill served on the United Way board in 1964 and also on the Arts Council Foundation from 2003 to the present. Bill joined the Holy Eastern Orthodox Church in June 2011 taking the name "Basil" as his Saint's name, where he continued to serve the Lord until his death.

Bill is survived by his three children; Missy Wanaka and her husband Mark, Thomas Hough and Adam Hough. He is also survived by six grandchildren; Jakob, Alex, Taylor, Mason, Jaina and Paisley. He leaves behind his sweetheart and partner in life, Mary Catherine Hutchinson.

Bill was predeceased by his beloved wife Joanie in 1997 and by his parents; Clark in 1984 and Wilma in 1988.

Bill was an avid reader, usually having three books going at once. He served for many years as Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Friends of the Rapid City Public Library organization. He especially enjoyed the friendships of many people throughout his life, and stayed in contact with friends he made 60 plus years ago.

A Memorlal Service is scheduled at the Michael J Fitzmaurice South Dakota Veterans' Home in Hot Springs, SD on Wednesday, July 24th at 1:30pm. Visitation is from 5 - 7 pm at Osheim Schmidt Funeral Home (2700 Jackson Blvd) in Rapid City Wednesday evening. The funeral service will be held at Saint John the Theologian Orthodox Church, 601 Flormann Street, Rapid City, SD at 10 am on Thursday, July 25th followed by Mercy Meal, then to the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD for burial.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any memorial would be given as donations to the "Building Fund" at Saint John the Theologian Church.