Background
III, William Neal Deramus, was born on December 10, 1915 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of William Neal and Lucile Ione (Nicholas) D.
III, William Neal Deramus, was born on December 10, 1915 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of William Neal and Lucile Ione (Nicholas) D.
Associate of Arts, Kansas City Junior College, 1934; AB, University of Michigan, 1936; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1939.
Transportation apprentice, Wabash Railroad Company, St. Louis, 1939-1941; assistant trainmaster, Wabash Railroad Company, St. Louis, 1941-1943; assistant to general manager, Kansas City.S. Railway Company, Kansas City, Missoury, 1946-1948; assistant to president, C.G.W. Railway Company, Chicago, 1948; president, director, C.G.W. Railway Company, Chicago, 1949-1957; chairman of the executive committee, C.G.W. Railway Company, Chicago, 1954-1957; president, director, M.-K.-T. R.R., 1957-1961; Chairman of the Board, Mid-America Pipeline Company, Inc., Tulsa, 1960-1973; chairman of the executive committee, Mid-America Pipeline Company, Inc., Tulsa, 1973-1981; also director, Mid-America Pipeline Company, Inc., Tulsa president, director, Kansas City Railroad Company and subsidiary, Missouri, 1961-1973; Chairman of the Board, Kansas City Southern Lines, 1966-1980. President Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc., Missouri, 1962-1971, Chairman of the Board,1966-1989. Board directors Kansas City Royals.
Captain to major Transportation Corps, Military Railway Service Army of the United States, 1943-1946, overseas, India. Member Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Chicago; Kansas City (Missouri).
River (Kansas City), Mission Hills Country (Kansas City), Mercury (Kansas City). Lodges: Rotary (Kansas City).
Married Patricia Howell Watson, January 22, 1943. Children: William Neal IV, Patricia Nicholas Fogel, Jean Deramus Wagner, Jill Watson Dean.