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Bill Mccord

May 7, 1931 — July 3, 2014

Waynesville, William "Bill" Lucius McCord, Jr., age 83, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at MedWest Haywood. A native of Shelby, North Carolina, he had resided in Haywood County since 1980. He was the son of the late William Lucius McCord, Sr. and Lilly Parrish McCord, and he was also preceded in death by a son, Bobby McCord. Bill was a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the US Air Force, having served two tours in Vietnam. He graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1953 and was a member of Long's Chapel United Methodist Church. Bill worked for Titleist, Dunlop, and later retired from the Tommy Armour Golf Company. His two passions in life were flying and golf; those passions became his careers. He is survived by his wife, Dottie Jamison McCord; a daughter, Carrie Teague and her husband, Stan, of Charlotte; two sons, Jeff McCord and his wife, Monica, of Boca Raton, Florida and Bill McCord, III of Metairie, Louisiana; one sister, Libby Rahe and her husband, Bill, of Illinois; and six grandchildren, Samantha, Sydney and Sean Teague and Ryan, Katie, and Kevin McCord. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Long's Chapel United Methodist Church with Reverend Dr. Chuck Wilson, II and Reverend Kelley Jones officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:45 p.m. prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to Long's Chapel United Methodist Church Benevolence Fund, P.O. Box 459, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 or Open Door Ministries, 32 Commerce Street, Waynesville, NC 28786.

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Visitation
Saturday, July 19, 2014
1:00 PM 7/19/2014 1:00:00 PM - 2:45 PM 7/19/2014 2:45:00 PM
Long's Chapel United Methodist Church

175 Old Clyde Road
Waynesville, NC 28785

Long's Chapel United Methodist Church
175 Old Clyde Road Waynesville 28785 NC
United States
Visitation
Saturday, July 19, 2014
3:00 PM 7/19/2014 3:00:00 PM
Long's Chapel United Methodist Church

175 Old Clyde Road
Waynesville, NC 28785

Long's Chapel United Methodist Church
175 Old Clyde Road Waynesville 28785 NC
United States
Visitation
Friday, August 1, 2014
2:00 PM 8/1/2014 2:00:00 PM
Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery

962 Old US Hwy. 70 West
Black Mountain, NC 28711

Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
962 Old US Hwy. 70 West Black Mountain 28711 NC
United States
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