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Will was a native of Salisbury, MD, Will was the son of the late Homer and Hazel Bethard. Will worked in retail as a store manager and field auditor spending most of his career working for Pic N Pay Shoes and retiring in 2000 from Iron Age Safety Shoes. He graduated from Wicomico Senior High School in Salisbury, MD in 1961 and then served four years in the United States Airforce.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Ada Johnson; and brother, Dexter Bethard.
Will is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judy Bethard; daughter, Kimberly Watson (Kevin); sisters, Loretta Perry and Esther Bounds; and many nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held from 12:30 – 1:30 PM on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Johnson-Arrowood Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow in procession to Church Hill Memory Gardens with Pastor Craig Needham officiating.
Johnson-Arrowood Funeral Home of Church Hill is honored to serve the Bethard family.
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