William Thomas "Bill" Back, 74, passed away Sunday, January 22, at his residence in Lexington, Kentucky surrounded by his loving family. He was a graduate of the BHS class of 1960 and enrolled at EKU. His education was interrupted by his father's untimely death in 1962. To help his family, he returned to Jackson to run the family business, The Whiz. He then went to work at Dayton Tire in the mid 1960s until he returned to finish his business degree from EKU and graduated in 1971. He then went to work for Lees College in the recruiting department. Later he did social work with child protective services. He founded the Family Diner in the late 1970s and ran it until 2005. He held the office of magistrate and was also a Kentucky Colonel. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He was the son of the late James Carl and Ethel (Spicer) Back. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Back; two children with his first wife, Velma (Danny) Poteet; one daughter, Robin Conner; one son, Dr. Bradley Carl (Dr. Catherine) Back; one stepson, Frank (Bobbie) Spicer; three sisters, Phyllis (Bill) Webster, Beverly (Robert) Rush, Sharon Jewell; four grandchildren, Brendon Moore, Danielle (Derek) Combs, Dylan Conner, Tyler Back; two stepgrandchildren, Kasey Spicer, Jared (Cortney) Spicer; one great grandchild, Kolton Combs; two nephews, John Rush, Travis (Terri) Hatmaker; two nieces, Vikki (Mike) Valenzuela, Carla (Tommy) Pope; and a host of grand nephews and nieces. Serving as honorary pallbearers; Doug Rose, Cecil Clair, Doug Allen, James O. Deaton, Samuel J. Sallee, Ray David Sallee, Frank Spicer, Dr. Philip Chang, Lonzo Turner, Mike Stidham, nephews John Rush and Travis Hatmaker and employees of the Family Diner. Visitation Tuesday, 5PM. Funeral Wednesday, 1PM, with Rev. John Bunn officiating.