Bill Irvine
William (Bill) E.
Obituary
William (Bill) E. Irvine was born in Fredericksburg, VA on August 14, 1936 and passed away peacefully at the age of 85 in Greenville, SC on May 26, 2022 after a lengthy battle with end-stage renal disease. Bill is survived by his wife of 65 years, Barbara Ann (King) Irvine, and his children, David (Amy) Irvine, Melissa (Thom) Roach, and Jennifer (Wayne) Moore. He is also survived by his ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Carl Irvine, and his three siblings. Bill’s family moved to Knoxville, TN in 1941.
He attended Fulton High School where he played football and baseball and completed drafting classes. He graduated in 1956 and began a career as a draftsman. He worked in the space industry in Huntsville, AL and Cape Canaveral, FL for eight years then moved to Jackson, TN in 1969 to work for Consolidated Aluminum for ten years and then Diversified Technology until retiring in 1999. Bill was an avid golfer, fisherman, and hunter, and he was a member of First Baptist Church, Woodland Hills Country Club, The Civitans, and Quail Unlimited.
A memorial service for Bill will be held at First Baptist Church, Jackson, TN on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. The family requests that those who wish to make a donation in memory of Bill consider donating to First Baptist Church, Jackson, TN or The Kidney Foundation.
Posted online on July 28, 2022
Published in The Jackson Sun