William C. Null

1921 - 2006

William C. Null, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 22, 2006.

Funeral: Noon Saturday at Richland Hills Church of Christ, 6300 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills. Jon Jones, Richard Daughtry and Rick Atchley will officiate. Private burial: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation: with the family at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the atrium of the church in addition to a private family visitation in the Williamsburg Room of Thompson's Harveson & Cole.

Pallbearers: Nephews, Jim Bronstad, Ronnie Cooley, Charles Fowler, Michael Fowler, Carl Howlett, Rob McClain, Monty Mize and Sheldon Watson.

Memorials: His memory may be honored with a gift to Christ Haven Home for Children, Box 467, Keller, Texas 76244; or Bread for a Hungry World or Community Enrichment Center, 6300 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas 76180.

Bill was born May 5, 1921, in Waco to Clarence and Alta Null. They soon moved to Fort Worth, where he lived and worked all his life. Bill graduated from North Side High School in 1939 and enjoyed playing varsity high school basketball. He attended Texas Christian University and the University of Georgia.

Bill enlisted in the Navy during World War II, spent two years in the South Pacific and returned to the States to enter naval flight training. He was honorably discharged in 1945 in Pensacola, Fla.

His career as a builder and lessor of the U.S. Postal Service began at Cooley Lumber Co. on Lancaster Avenue. It was here where he met Doris Ann Cooley and enjoyed 64 years of sharing their love of each other, the Lord and their family. He was one of the longest tenured lessors to the U.S. Postal Service in the United States.

Bill was a member of Richland Hills Church of Christ, where he served as a deacon for many years. He was a man of God who trusted the Lord for all he needed and praised Him for all he was given. He is also remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.

In addition to dedicating his efforts to ministries for Southside Church of Christ and Richland Hills Church of Christ, Bill actively participated in civic and community affairs. He enjoyed memberships with the Fort Worth Optimist Club, Chamber of Commerce, Ridglea Country Club, The Petroleum Club and the Association of United States Postal Lessors. He served on the boards of Fort Worth Christian School and the Community Enrichment Center. Bill loved to travel and fish in Colorado, and he played tennis until he was 80.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and son, Gary William Null.

Special gratitude to Dr. James Merrill, Dr. James Turner, Dr. Donald Washington and Vitas Hospice unit at Baylor All Saints Hospital.

Survivors: Wife, Doris Null; daughter, Cathy Mayberry and her husband, Charles; granddaughter, Laura Mayberry; grandson, William L. Mayberry; brother, Joe Null and his wife, Marilyn; sister, Dorothy Fowler; sister-in-law, Doris Cooley; and many nieces and nephews.