William
T. ''Bill'' Whitehead, III, 85, of Greenville, Texas, passed away on
September 17, 2026. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, September 28,
2026 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Williams Catholic Church, 4300 Stuart St.,
Greenville, Texas. A rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. until the service, with
Father Javier Diaz officiating. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.Bill was born
in Chicago, Illinois to William and Jane Stewart Whitehead. He served 20
years in the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam Vet. After his
military retirement, he moved to Greenville and began his second career
of 33 years at E-Systems, Raytheon and L-3. After his second retirement,
he engaged in volunteer services with various organizations: St.
Williams Catholic Church; Hunt Regional Medical Center; CASA; GCPAAA;
Keep Greenville Beautiful; and Drug Free Grenville.
Left to honor his memory is his wife,
Sharon Whitehead; sons, Billy Whitehead, Glen Mitchell, Randy Flores,
Clint Flores; daughter, Charlotte Whitehead; 30 grandchildren; brother,
Scott Whitehead and wife, Susan.
He is preceded in death by his
parents.
The family wants to thank the staff at
Family First Hospice and Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab for the loving
and compassionate care Bill received while under their care.
In lieu of flowers, please make
donations to: ''St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital'' at: Stjude.org
or ''Wounded Warrior Project'' at: woundedwarriorproject.org
Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
