WILLIAM T. "BILL" CARROLL Jr.

1942 - 2015

WILLIAM T. "BILL" CARROLL JR., 72 of South Point, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 7, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Huntington, by Father Dean Borgmeyer. Rite of Committal will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. Bill was born on March 27, 1942, in Huntington, the son of the late William T. Carroll Sr. and Mary Margaret Burke Carroll. He is survived by his loving wife Pamela Vance Carroll and sons William T. Carroll III and Mark V. Carroll; brother and sister-in-law Michael J. Carroll (Mary Ellen) of Huntington; sisters and brothers-in-law Mary Pat Spensky (Bill) of Huntington, Maureen Carbone of Huntington, Jean M. Schmid (Ron) of Greensboro, N.C., and Mary Margaret Carroll-Curis (Jim) of Chapel Hill, N.C.; eight nieces and nephews, Meghan Spensky, Burke Spensky, Chris Schmid, Ann Schmid, Justin Curis, and Cole Curis, Carrie Spensky and Christian Hisman; mother-in-law Madelean Vance of Okeechobee, Fla., and Huntington, W.Va. Bill was a graduate of St. Joseph High School and Marshall University where he was captain of the varsity tennis team and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He was the head basketball coach at Ashland Holy Family High School from 1967 to 1974 and was selected the N.E.K.C coach of year. In 1974 he returned to St. Joseph High School and to the position as head coach. He was also the athletic director and assistant principal. He was a founding member of the St. Joseph Invitational Basketball Tournament. He also was the Marshall University men's tennis coach, past tennis pro at Guyan Golf and Country Club and was director of the Huntington Tennis Program. He was ranked No. 1 in the Men's Junior Veterans Western Division. In 1980 he received the Rena Spencer Award for his outstanding contribution to Tennis in Huntington. Bill retired from St. Joe in 1990 and became an agent with Principal Financial Group. He retired from Principal and has remained an insurance broker with Principal. He was a member of Bellefonte Country Club. Bill and Pam would have celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on February 24. Bill will be remembered as a loving husband, father as well as for his dry humor with his friends. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015, at the Reger Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to the Marshall University Big Green. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.