Bill A "Pops" Ladd
January 01, 2013
Bill A Ladd of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Bill was born in Winterset, Iowa, but spent most of his life in Des Moines.
A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, Iowa.
There is a planned memorial service in the future for the scattering of his ashes, however the date has not been set.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Michelle "Pooh Bear"
01/03/2013
Gonna miss you so very much,your laugh, your since of humor....Gonna miss singing for you, having you tell me my drink is weak. Just can't believe you're gone. I am truly going to miss everything about you, I know that you were right though when you said no one would have or understand what we had...you are/were so right. I miss you more than imaginable and love you with all my heart. Rest in peace, and I know we'll see each other again. I love you Pops!!
Jeanette
01/03/2013
Pops, you lit up a room with your unique personality. You always made me laugh and made me feel special, as you did with so many others. Your love of life was contagious and you were a true friend through thick and thin. RIP
Dawn Mills
01/03/2013
You were one of a kind, Pops. I will never forget riding on ur fender all day in Daytona in 2003. And your sandals....haha....you always scooped T and I up and said, "there's my girls"! We/I have loved you from the begining till the end...Godspeed, my friend!
Tracey Bemisdarfer
01/03/2013
Pops, you've told me since 2007 if you were only 30 years younger you'd show me the time of my life..and my reply was always your great the way you are Pops and i meant it! I've had so many good times with you, lots of laughs, drinks & showing our tattoos..no one will ever be able to fill the void that is left with your exit & the memories will never fade! I'll miss you tons Pops, love ya buddy! RIP
Lora Sonner Hall
01/03/2013
Cheryle, Walter and family I am so sorry to hear of Pops leaving us to go ride his bike to the race track in the sky! I have so many good memories of him and he was one that would drop everything and come to your rescue! He did that more than once for Cheryle and I!! We will miss seeing you at Knoxville every week! Rest in peace dear friend!
Cookie
01/03/2013
Always admired your sense of being direct and saying what you thought was fitting for the time.
No More,No Less
Ken Kuhn
01/03/2013
POPS...Simply put, there will never be another, nor could there be.
Christa Leadley
01/03/2013
My thoughts & prayers are with all his friends & family member...
Theresa "T" Aguiniga
01/03/2013
Pops we have so many memories from all the years of riding in Daytona for Bike Week, Sturgis, Conesville, Hawgstock & Algona. Plus all the the rides we shared. U always wanted to reminence them everytime we talked and u told everyone..we did everything together. Lol. U would lift them tattooed eye brows and say "right girl, we did it all. We did more and been more places than most people, and your m best riding buddy girl"! Pops would say. I will never forget all those memories. I remember the first time I met him and he said girl I will never forget your name and we r gonna be friends. And yep we were. Pops is more, he was/is family. We had our Abate Family that hung at the Hull Ave Tavern. He called us the Abate Dist. 4 1/2 , The Misfits. It was one of our best times ever hanging out there man nights a week. Pops I will miss you and will always carry the memories and you in my heart. LOVE U Pops. Until we ride together again!
CANDY HOLLINGSHEAD
01/03/2013
I met "POPS" alittle over 4 years ago and we became fast friends from the start. We would get together every Wednesday for dinner and then to our favorite place the Maingate for after dinner drinks and conversation. I will cherish those memories forever. He was the most kind,gentle,loving person you could ever meet.I will miss him dearly. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
I Love You "POPS
R.I.P my dear friend.