Dr. Bill Dryden, DO, passed away on June 10 at age 71 at the Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital in Osage Beach.
Bill was born on July 1, 1952. He was the son of John and Mary Dryden of Montgomery City. Bill graduated from Montgomery County High School in 1970. After high school, he attended and graduated from Northeast Missouri State College (now Truman State University) in 1974. Bill then graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1979. Bill was on staff at numerous hospitals, including St. Louis, Lake of the Ozarks and Bolivar as a board-certified surgeon.
He leaves behind a brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Kim Dryden of Montgomery City.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date for friends and family to come together to remember his life and accomplishments.
