January 24, 1932 - February 2, 2025
With heavy hearts our family announces our Dads passed peacefully on February 2nd, 2025 at Curtis Memorial Hospital at the age of 93 surrounded by family and friends. He goes to rejoin his loving wife Keziah who passed away in 2008.
William was an avid outdoorsman. Berry picking, cutting firewood, fishing and hunting were just some of his enjoyed past times. He spent quite a bit of time in Quebec and Main Brook visiting friends. He also had a camper in the Main Brook area for many years where he would berry pick and catch rabbits.
He was always there to help anyone who came to his door.
He leaves to mourn his children: Shirley (Carl) and family, Felicia (Silas), Gilbert, Harold (Gaye) and family Amanda (Jeff), Christopher, Scott (Nelly) and family, Adam (Ronika), Brian, Farrah (Johnathon), Ghyslain, Joseph, Keziah; daughter in law: Amy; 14 great grandchildren: Tazlyne, Olivia, Sophie, Isadora, Jayda, Keira, Kaden, Nash, Benjamin, Lily, Mya, Grayson, Riley, Kaleb; brother: Alfred (Francis), Sisters: Violet, Leonora, Debbie; brother in law: Cecil; Sisters in law: Sybil, Edna, Donna, Naomi (Hubert), Rachel, as well as many other extended family and friends.
He is predeceased by his Wife: Keziah; parents: Lewis and Grace; sisters: Nellie, Faye; brothers in law: Cecil, Karl, Ford, Roland, Lawrence, Walter, Calvin, William, Richard Henry.
Visitation to take place from the Anglican Church in Raleigh, date and time to be announced. The funeral service will take place on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Nath Larkin officiating. Interment to follow in the Raleigh Anglican Cemetery.
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Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard, Funeral Director.