William "Bill" Stroud

William N. Stroud Jr Life Story Also known as Bill, Junior, and Pa – was born on June 18th, 1935 and was called home on August 5th, 2014. His parents, William N. Stroud, Sr. and Louisa Rutledge Stroud were living in Moorewood, Oklahoma. He went to elementary school at Three-Corner School, to Leedey High School for secondary, to Panhandle State for his Bachelor’s degree and to Southwestern State College for his Master’s degree in Education. William fulfilled his military responsibility from 1958 to 1961, training in Ft. Carson, CO; Ft Chaffee, AR; then being stationed in Munich, Germany. William Stroud married Anthony Lynn Wood and his mother Dorothy Jane Barnes Wood on July 12th, 1963 in Ada, OK. That union happily produced three more children, Natalie Lujane, Stephanie Leanne and William “Billy” Nathanial Stroud III. William spent the next 51 years of married life in the same house on the corner of Cochise and Delos Avenues in Willcox, AZ. He was an educator for Willcox Unified School District, heavily involved in Willcox school sports, as well as numerous community efforts and services. William is survived by his wife, Dorothy Stroud and one sister, Barbara Pauline Meyer (Dale) of Phelan, CA; son Andy Wood (Dawna) of McKinney TX; daughter Lujane Sweeney (Rick) of Berkeley, CA and Leanne Burris (Kenny) of Burlington KS. William was preceded in death by his parents, son Billy Stroud, sister Gertie Fay Meyer, and brother James Hurschell Stroud. He was proud of his eight grandchildren, Gillian Joelle Sweeney, Jackie Nathanial Wood, Alexandra McKenzie Burris, Meghan Celine Sweeney, Houston Lee Wood, Allyce Katherine Burris, Noelle Nicole Wood and Kenneth Nathanial “Nate” Burris. Also surviving are his cousins, nieces, nephews, and a paternal aunt Mellissa Johnson, Hutchison KS. You may contribute to the following Bill Stroud Memorial's 1) For a donation to the Youth Ministry in honor of Bill Stroud, make checks out to the FSBC of Willcox with "Youth Ministry/Bill Stroud " on memo line. Sent to: First Southern Baptist Church, Attn: Vivian Hegel, P.O. Box 997, Willcox, Arizona 85643 2) For donation to the WHS Track Program, make checks out to the Willcox Unified School District with "Track Program/Bill Stroud" on memo line. Send to; Willcox Unified School District, Attn: Kevin Davis, 480 N. Bisbee Ave., Willcox, Arizona 85643. Tax deduction receipts are available on request for both donation's. 3) Charles Wm Leighton Jr. Hospice ,Inc make checks out to the Charles Wm Leighton Jr. Hospice with " Bill Stroud Donation" on memo line. Send to Charles Wm Leighton Jr. Hospice, P.O. Box 115, Willcox, AZ 85644 or www.charleswmleightonjrhospice.com

William "Bill" Stroud

June 18, 1935 - August 5, 2014