Photo courtesy of Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel - Hillsville
Jan 12, 1954 - Oct 6, 2024
You weas one the of best instructors at CCHS. Always a friend to everyone. Helping all who needed it even me.
Pat Burkholder
May 18, 2025 | Hillsville, VA | Coworker
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Pat Burkholder
May 18, 2025 | Hillsville, VA | Coworker
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Dan McGlynn
November 12, 2024 | Belleville, IL
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Martha TaylorHardee
November 06, 2024 | Greenville, NC | Classmate
Mr. Leggett was a very sweet and kind and helpful and friendly guy and teacher. Although I was not one of his students in building trades, I would always go right by him in the hallway of the high school and I would speak to him and he would speak back with a little grin on his face. Loved Mr. Leggett. He thought and cared about his students and his cavalier family at the school. Hard to believe he is gone. He will always be remembered by me and many others. I want to give my deepest...
Samantha Felts
October 29, 2024 | Fancy Gap, VA | Friend
My thoughts and prayers are with you.....May God wrap you tightly in his arms during this time and always
Susan Mitchell Brown
October 18, 2024
Our hearts are full of Tender Love & Care for each of Vance’s precious family. He touched many lives in a meaningful way. We were fortunate to be a friend and neighbor across the road in Tarboro.
Janice & Lawrence Cutchin
October 14, 2024 | Tarboro, NC | Friend
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Your Graham Packaging Family
October 14, 2024 | Lancaster, PA
Margaret. I am so sorry in the death of Vance. Praying for you and your family.
Wanda Kenny
October 13, 2024 | Woodlawn, VA | Friend
William Vance Leggett Jr.
William Vance Leggett Jr., a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and dedicated educator, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Forsyth Hospital. Vance was born on January 12, 1954 in Tarboro, NC to William Vance Leggett, Sr. and Peggy Rodgers Leggett. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Rodgers and Warren and a niece, Jessica Leggett.
Vance is survived by his devoted wife of 29 years, Margaret Gardner Leggett, as well as his children, William Vance Leggett III (Nikki), Ginny Leggett Davis (Adam), Jeff Guill (Jill), Jason Guill (Sara), and Megan Bullock (Mike).
The joy of his life was his 21 cherished grandchildren: Ella Reid, Perry, Tilly Jean, Carolina, Chandler, Mason, Bailey, Brandon, Jonathan, Claudia, Abby, Parker, Jay, Clay, Sam, Olivia, Noah, Maddie, Greg, Will, and Sara. Each grandchild lovingly referred to him as "Vance" or "Bance," depending on the grandchild.
He is also survived by his siblings: Chauncey Leggett (Tammi), Bruce Leggett (Ellen), Margarette Leggett (Dennis), and sister in-law Gwen Leggett who will continue to cherish his memory.
Vance was a 56-year member of the Rainbow Gun Club on the Roanoke River in North Carolina, where he had the honor of serving as President in his final years. Beyond his leadership roles, Vance’s greatest joy came from his contributions to education and his love for farming.
A lifelong educator, Vance spent 14 years teaching at the Old Dominion Job Corps and 17 years as a Building Trades teacher at Carroll County High School, positively impacting countless students. In his later years, he found a second passion in cattle farming, a pursuit that brought him immense pleasure and may have been his true calling.
A celebration of Vance's life will be held on Saturday, October 12th, at 11:00 AM at the John Henry Gardner Cemetery in Hillsville, VA. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to the John Henry Gardner Cemetery Fund, c/o Margaret Leggett, 569 Bronco Road, Hillsville, VA 24343, or Skyview Missionary Baptist Church, 129 Skyview Drive, Fancy Gap, VA 24328.
Vance will be remembered for his warmth, dedication to serving others, and the lasting legacy he leaves in both the classroom and the fields he so loved.
Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel is serving the family.
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