William E. "Bill" Halden, age 67, of Sanger, and former longtime resident of Lewisville, passed away Friday, December 7, 2007, at his home.

He was born July 4, 1940 in Mineola, Texas to Paul F. Halden and Eunice Fulcher Halden. Bill married Roberta Francis on August 17, 1963 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

He was a member of the Catholic Church and former owner of Lucas-Halden

(Mulkey-Mason) Funeral Home in Lewisville. Bill was a licensed pilot and flew freight for 30+ years for CAE Simuflite where he retired from in February 2007.

Bill is survived by his wife Roberta; daughter, Tracy Neal and husband, Wayne of Lewisivlle and grandchildren, Kayla Michelle and Kelsey Nicole.

Funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m. Monday, December 10, 2007, at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home Chapel in Lewisville. The family will receive friends from

3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions made to the ALS Foundation, MDA/ALS, c/o IBC Bank,

P.O. Box 272243, Houston, Texas 77277-3343, 1-888-522-3941 or online donations may be made to www.alsa.org. For online condolences please go to www.mulkeymason.com.