B.S. Shivalingegowda (86), a retd. Agricultural Officer and a resident of Srirampura here, passed away on Thursday (July 9) following a brief illness.

He is survived by his sons B.S. Ashok (retd. Senior Manager, KGB), B.S. Ravish (retd. Superintendent, BSNL) and B.S. Sree Harsha (Assistant Executive Engineer, KERS), daughters B.S. Prabha and B.S. Bharathi, his sons-in-law, H.D. Sudarshan (former President, HOPCOMS) and N.G. Srinivas (retd. DTO, KSRTC), daughters-in-law Mahalakshmi and M.R. Geethanjali and a host of relatives and friends.

Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill on Thursday afternoon.