William "Bill" Story, age 88, a long time teacher and coach in Lincoln, passed away August 3, 2021. He was born in Tecumseh, NE to Henry and Mary Story. Bill attended Nebraska Wesleyan and received his Master's Degree from UNL. Bill was a coach and teacher at Dorchester, Tekamah, Lincoln High and Lincoln Northeast. Summers were spent managing Uni Pool for 28 years. He loved gardening, sports, traveling and church where he was an usher. Bill married Phyllis Schmidt, his wife of 68 years. They have four children; Bill, Jr., Cindy, Jim and Chuck (Kathy); six grandchildren: Brian Story, Staci (Brandon) Rice, Jaime (Nate) Sanks, Jeff Story, Elizabeth Story and Alex Story; great-grandchildren: Kaden and Calissa Sanks and Aren Rice. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, August 6, 2021 at St Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M St in Lincoln. Visitation will be on Thursday from 12 noon to 8 pm, with family receiving friends from 6 pm to 8 pm at Butherus Maser and Love funeral home, 4040 A St, Lincoln. Memorials are suggested to St Paul United Methodist Church, or Lincoln High Athletic Dept or Lincoln Northeast Athletic Dept. www.bmlfh.com