Bill McElhaney

1946 - 2013

Wise County Judge Bill McElhaney, 67, of Bridgeport died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, after collapsing during a Commissioners Court meeting in Decatur. Bill, a lifelong resident of Bridgeport, was serving his second term as county judge, and was active in many regional boards and associations. Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Decatur Civic Center in Decatur. Interment: private. Pallbearers will be the Wise County Sheriff's Honor Guard. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to any Wise County charity of choice. Bill McElhaney was born June 17, 1946, in Decatur to Joseph McElhaney and Atrel Hunn McElhaney. Mr. McElhaney was a 1964 graduate of Bridgeport High School and a 1977 graduate of North Texas State University with a BBA in finance. He served in the U.S. Army from 1965-1967. For 39 years, from 1968-2006, Bill worked at TXI Operations, LP in Chico. Mr. McElhaney gave over 26 years of total government/public service. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors: Wife, Kim Smith McElhaney; sisters, Nadine Green and husband, Billy Carroll, and Rita Boles; and children, Billy McElhaney Jr. and sons, Christian and Nicolas, Blaine McElhaney and wife, Melissa, and their children, Beau, Brody, Trinity and Colton Teter, Stacie Anderson and husband, Kyle, and their son, Lane, Katie Smith and husband, Josh, and their children, Hendrix, Harper and Haddie.