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William McCarson Jr. VIRGINIA BEACH - Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. William "Bill" M. McCarson Jr. passed away, at the age of 89, in Virginia Beach where he was a resident of Thoroughgood. Bill was born in Atlanta and was the son of the late William Melmoth McCarson and Wesley Denman McCarson. Bill was preceded in death by his two sisters, Mary McCarson Douglass and Louise McCarson Adamson, and his two stepsons, Robert D. Anthony Jr. and Ronald Eugene Anthony. Bill attended Georgia Tech College in Atlanta. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in April 1942, and reported for active duty on June 11, 1942. He attended preflight school in Athens, Ga., and after completion he reported for flight training in New Orleans, La., and advanced flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas. He then reported for aircraft carrier duty in the South Pacific flying in a Torpedo Bomber squadron in the battle over the Bougainville, Gilbert Islands and the Philippines. Bill retired in July 1969 after 30 years of active duty. He also worked for Phillips Oldsmobile/Mercedes dealership as their service manager. Bill is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Dorothy DelBianco McCarson of Virginia Beach; his son, Mike McCarson (Julia) of Atlanta; his daughter, Beth McCarson Claybrook (Tom) of Memphis, Tenn.; one grandson, Carson Claybrook of Memphis; and his stepdaughter, Peggy Anthony of Norfolk; and special thanks to his best friend, Joe Koehler, for always being there to make him laugh. We will all remember Bill's zest for life, and his beautiful "Blue Eyes" with a twinkle of mischief, and his great capacity for making friends wherever he might go and his love of fast cars. A visitation will be held at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, 1457 Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19. A celebration of life will be conducted by Dr. Richard Keever and friends Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Princess Anne Memorial Park, 1110 N. Great Neck Road in Virginia Beach. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Fisher House Foundation, www. FisherHouseFoundation.org, WRAMC Fisher House No. 56, 6900 Georgia Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20307. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon- brown.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Jan. 18, 2010.

Memories and Condolences
for William McCarson

4 Entries

Genevieve Richter

January 25, 2010

Mrs. McCarson,
I was so sorry to hear of the passing of "Billy". I still have fond memories of us all going to France and visiting my mother's family and "Gondrin". My thoughts and prayers are with you. We will always remember those "sparkling eyes"
Love,

Genevieve Pirrone Richter

January 22, 2010

To Peggy and Mrs. McCarson,
although words can mean so little to lesson your grief, please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you now.
Sincere condolences on the loss of Billy.
Love,
Wendy

January 19, 2010

Dear Dorothy and Peggy,

I was very saddened to hear of Billy's passing and the loss you are having to bear. He was such a "larger-than-life" personality, that it seemed he could be longer-than-life as well.

I hold dear many memories of joining your family at the backyard pool, being both thoroughly entertained by Billy's jokes and stories, and thoroughly stuffed with matchless food by Dorothy.

No one could ever look as mischievous as Billy, and his beautiful blue eyes only enhanced the effect. I gladly put up with a lot of teasing from him, and he let me tease him back with such a great sense of fun.

While we all will miss him terribly, let's think of the fun the angels will have now that Billy is with them.

I wish you both strength to get through the coming days, as well as many shared memories to get you through the coming months.

Love,
Patty Futrell

Sandy Lemonds

January 19, 2010

Dearest Dottie and Peggy Lou,
My heart was so saddened by the news of losing Billy. What a wonderful and kind gentleman he was. I have such fond memories of our two families growing up together. Even though he is gone, i will remember him always.
My thoughts and prayers are with you both.
Love always...

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