Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Edward “Bill” Lazenby 
Birth5 Nov 1927, Iredell County, NC
Death23 Sep 2014, Statesville, Iredell County, NC
Burial26 Sep 2014, Iredell Memorial Gardens, Statesville, Iredell County, NC
Spouses
Birth21 Dec 1929, Statesville, Iredell County, NC
Death3 Jan 2012, Statesville, Iredell County, NC
Burial7 Jan 2012, Iredell Memorial Gardens, Statesville, Iredell County, NC
FatherFrederick Lester Bell (1893-1973)
MotherSarah Launa Travis (1900-1961)
Marriage8 Apr 1950
ChildrenMichael “Mike”
William Mark
David Chris
Notes for William Edward “Bill” Lazenby
William "Bill" Edward Lazenby
STATESVILLE William "Bill" Edward Lazenby, 86, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 at the Gordon Hospice House.
He was born in Iredell County Nov. 5, 1927, to the late Viola Lazenby Messick.
Mr. Lazenby attended Iredell County Schools and in 1942 joined the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Henrico during World War II. During his tour of duty, he survived an attack on his ship near Guam. Following his service to his country, he attended Lenoir-Rhyne College, receiving his BA in Math and later attended Appalachian State University where he received his Masters in Science.
On April 8, 1950, he married Freddie Bell Lazenby and they enjoyed almost 62 years of marriage before her passing Jan. 3, 2012. He taught at Scotts School for a period of time and then went to work for General Electric in Hickory before retiring after serving 35 years with the company.
Mr. Lazenby was a member of Western Avenue Baptist Church and he enjoyed fishing and watching sports, especially baseball.
He is survived by three sons, Michael "Mike" Edward Lazenby (Candy Knox), of Connelly Springs, William Mark Lazenby (Juanita Waller) and David Chris Lazenby (Annette Perry), both of Statesville; four grandsons, Jeffrey Michael Lazenby, of Farmville, Va., Bryan Edward Lazenby, of Charlotte, Dakota Charles Lazenby, of Roanoke, Va. and Sawyer McCall Lazenby, of Statesville; and three granddaughters, Michelle Leigh Baker, Natalie Colleen Baker and Ally Grace Lazenby, all of Statesville.
Funeral services for Bill Lazenby will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at Western Avenue Baptist Church, with the Rev. Andy Lackey officiating. Burial with full military honors provided by the Iredell Veterans Burial Detail will follow at the Iredell Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will visit with friends at the church prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m.
Active pallbearers will be his four grandsons, Bryan Edward Lazenby, Dakota Charles Lazenby, Jeffrey Michael Lazenby, Sawyer McCall Lazenby and Jonathon Sells and Matthew Sells.
Memorials may be made to the Gordon Hospice House, or to Western Avenue Baptist Church.
Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family.
STATESVILLE William "Bill" Edward Lazenby, 86, of Statesville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 at the Gordon Hospice House.
He was born in Iredell County Nov. 5, 1927, to the late Viola Lazenby Messick.
Mr. Lazenby attended Iredell County Schools and in 1942 joined the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Henrico during World War II. During his tour of duty, he survived an attack on his ship near Guam. Following his service to his country, he attended Lenoir-Rhyne College, receiving his BA in Math and later attended Appalachian State University where he received his Masters in Science.
On April 8, 1950, he married Freddie Bell Lazenby and they enjoyed almost 62 years of marriage before her passing Jan. 3, 2012. He taught at Scotts School for a period of time and then went to work for General Electric in Hickory before retiring after serving 35 years with the company.
Mr. Lazenby was a member of Western Avenue Baptist Church and he enjoyed fishing and watching sports, especially baseball.
He is survived by three sons, Michael "Mike" Edward Lazenby (Candy Knox), of Connelly Springs, William Mark Lazenby (Juanita Waller) and David Chris Lazenby (Annette Perry), both of Statesville; four grandsons, Jeffrey Michael Lazenby, of Farmville, Va., Bryan Edward Lazenby, of Charlotte, Dakota Charles Lazenby, of Roanoke, Va. and Sawyer McCall Lazenby, of Statesville; and three granddaughters, Michelle Leigh Baker, Natalie Colleen Baker and Ally Grace Lazenby, all of Statesville.
Funeral services for Bill Lazenby will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at Western Avenue Baptist Church, with the Rev. Andy Lackey officiating. Burial with full military honors provided by the Iredell Veterans Burial Detail will follow at the Iredell Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The family will visit with friends at the church prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m.
Active pallbearers will be his four grandsons, Bryan Edward Lazenby, Dakota Charles Lazenby, Jeffrey Michael Lazenby, Sawyer McCall Lazenby and Jonathon Sells and Matthew Sells.
Memorials may be made to the Gordon Hospice House, or to Western Avenue Baptist Church.
Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family.