William Moore, III, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. His Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 4, 2014 in J. HENRY STUHR INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road, at 11:00 am.
Bill was born in Philadelphia, PA on November 27, 1936, the son of the late William Moore, Jr. and Margaret Felton Moore. Bill graduated from West Chester State in West Chester, PA, where he was a captain of the football team, then taught high school and coached football in Wilmington, DE. He was also a volunteer firefighter and was a retired sales executive with Xerox Corporation. In his younger years, Bill was an avid sport fisherman, spending summers on charter boats in Barnegat Light, NJ and after settling in South Carolina, he spent many happy hours on his boat, The SpoonBill. During his retirement years, he enjoyed watching his favorite teams, the Gamecocks and the Atlanta Braves, and had a passion for NASCAR and local auto races.
Bill is survived by his son, Eric Moore of Mt. Pleasant; his daughter, Beth Fisher and her husband, George Fisher, of Columbia, SC; three grandchildren, John William Moore, Willam Doak Fisher and Hadley Younger Fisher; one great-grandchild, Jaxson William Moore; his former wife, Maria Moore Freeman of Mt. Pleasant; his sister, Kathleen Bradley of Mt. Pleasant; and brother, David Moore of Dalton, PA. He is predeceased in death by his beloved dogs, Charlie and Dobber.
Memorials may be made to American Heart Association of SC, Memorial Processing Center, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060.