William Mease

Canton – William “Bill” Thurman Mease, 73, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Astor and Edna Medford Mease.  Bill was a United States Air Force veteran and a member of Crestview Baptist Church.

He is survived by a daughter, Tanya Kinney of Canton and a granddaughter, Danielle Nichole Stillings.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Dan Page and Reverend Ray Sharpe officiating.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2019 at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain.

The care of Mr. Mease has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Homes and an online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com