Bill Quidley Sr.Bill Quidley Sr.
William Lewis “Bill” Quidley Sr., 81, of Jacksonville, died Saturday, May 5,
2007 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Jacksonville Church of God with the Rev. Tom
Eagle officiating. Burial with military honors will
follow at Coastal Carolina
State Veterans Cemetery. A son of the late John and Emma Midgette Quidley, he
was a native of Carteret County. Bill was a veteran of World War II, having
served onboard the USS Merrill with the United States Coast Guard. After serving
with the Coast Guard, he continued his service to his country by becoming one of
the first Jacksonville police officers. He then began work as a graphic design
artist with the Civil Service aboard Camp Lejeune, which he did for over 30
years. Bill was a member of the Jacksonville Church of God, where he was a past
Sunday school teacher, a board member, a greeter and an Elder. He loved giving
and getting hugs, bowling, checkers, bluegrass music and playing his banjo.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Yates Quidley of the home; two sons, William
Lewis Quidley Jr. of Dudley and Dan Allen Lane of Wilmington; two daughters,
Virginia Quidley Griffin of Dudley and Melissa Lane Cooper of Hampstead;
brother, Richard Arlen Lewis of Harkers Island; eight grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
Jones Funeral Home in Jacksonville. PAID OBITUARY