William Carter (Bill) Coggin, Jr., age 75 of Waycross died early Thursday morning May 25, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville after an extended illness.
He was a native of Ware County son of the late William Carter Coggin, Sr. and Mary Francis Sanders Coggin. Bill was retired from Bell South/AT&T after 35 years of employment, member and deacon of Second Baptist Church of Waycross and had served our country in the U S Air Force.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years Barbara Ann Wade Coggin of Waycross, two sons William Carter (Bill) Coggin, III and wife Jennifer of Atlanta, Brian Coggin wife Sara of Alma, three daughters Ann Lane husband Alan of Waycross, Lynn Dowling of Waycross, Lori Sands husband Kevin of Statham, GA, a sister Patricia Sears husband George of Cumming, GA., also 18 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 o'clock at the Second Baptist Church in Waycross at 301 Tomberlin Road with Rev. Derwin Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in Corinth Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Bacon County. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home in Alma between 6 and 9 P M Saturday evening. The body will be carried to the church Sunday at 1:00 P M to lie in state.

Active pallbearers will be Dusty Dowling, Davy Dowling, Austin Lane, Dexter Dowling, Michael Dowling and Aaron Lane. Honorary escort will be Billy Coggin IV, Kaleb Sands, Trevor Dowling, Brandon Coggin, Kameron Sands and Justyn Coggin.

Crosby Funeral Home is in charge of all the arrangements.