William Haggard

Texas William Maurice "Bill" Haggard entered into rest on March 3, 2015, in The Woodlands, Texas. He was 68 years old. Born in Rossville, Ga., Bill graduated from Chattanooga High School and attended Middle Tennessee State. He married the former Kathy McGinness, of Chickamauga, Ga., in 1967. The couple had two children, Courtney Haggard Wellmann, of College Station, Texas, and Kevin Haggard, of Spring, Texas. Bill worked for American National Bank and Combustion in Chattanooga; FMC in Bowling Green, Ky., and throughout Texas; and was currently employed with Cameron in Houston. His work took him to Japan, China, India and Russia, to Ireland and Scotland, and to numerous countries in Europe. He and Kathy also lived in England and France for several years while he worked for Cameron divisions there. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gertrude Slatton and Claude William Haggard; his sister, Delores Burton; his brother-in-law, Richard McGinness; and mother- and father-in-law, Sylvia (Dickerson) and Richard McGinness. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; his daughter, Courtney; son-in-law, Rodney Wellmann, their children, Harrison and Chelsea; and his son, Kevin; daughter-in-law, Kristi; and children Meghan, Kaitlin and Payton. Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m. at Forest Park The Woodlands.