Birth date: Apr 10, 1935 Death date: Oct 27, 2020
William M. (Bill) Hagood, 85, died peacefully at his home in Del Mar, California, October 27, 2020, with his loving family by his side. Bill was born April 10,1935 in Irving, Illinois. He was the oldest and only son of six childr Read Obituary
I knew Bill from Reynolds Plantation.
He, my husband and I would frequently eat dinner together when he was going thru a divorce.
I listened to him talk thru the pain of being served divorce papers on his 5th year anniversary. And. After his divorce, remember him on his boat with his "Weekend wives". He enjoyed life to the fullest and was always kind to me and my husband.
Rest in Peace Bill.
It has been 15 years since Bill died and now the club is closing. He changed my life and I will be forever grateful.
I just learned of Bill's death and don't know if Cheryl will get this message but I simply have to reach out. I was known to his family as Smokey Shy Ann, aka Beverly Brando. I was the star when Bill opened the Cheetah Lounge in Pompano. He treated me and my children like family and I will be forever grateful for his kindness and burning desire to create a high classed nightclub in which I was fortunate enough to work for several years.
If memory serves me, I was in grade school with Bill at Burbank School in Hillsboro, Illinois in the late 1940's. Once again memory tells me he was a soft and kind youngster with blonde hair. I of course am his age. Life is fleeting .......peace be with you all. George Leible, Hillsboro, Iilnois.............
Linda and family. I am so sorry to hear about The loss of your brother. Please know that you all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Cindy Crow McFadden
I was my mother's birthday gift on November 2, 1951. My earliest memories of my brother Bill are Bill lifting me into the air when he walked in the back door for a home visit from college or the Marine Corp. My brother always smelled like Ol' Spice during those years. He was our mother's favorite; she always baked cherry pie for Bill when he came home. I liked to hear our brother laugh; he always slightly tilted his head back. At Thanksgiving time, Bill and Barbara's husband, Barry would go pheasant hunting Thanksgiving morning. They usually ran late getting back in time for Thanksgiving dinner, but it didn't matter: those holidays when we would all be gathered around our parents five leg drop leaf table, extended to its full capacity, were the best holidays of our family life. I was 6 1/2 years old when I served as the flower girl for Bill's wedding at the Methodist Church in Jacksonville, Illinois. I threw all the rose pedals of my small basket before I was half way down the aisle! But I thought it was the most beautiful wedding I would ever see: His beautiful bride, Laura in a white satin gown and all the bridal party with Laura's mother in an organdy dress. We always had horses when we lived in Pana. A famous family story includes Bill encouraging to ride a horse but she got the "whoa" and "get up" mixed up. Bill thought it was hilarious! But it was a quite a ride for Laura! Bill and Barbara also managed milk and cream deliveries to our neighbors, and did most of the milking of our ten cows that produced the milk and cream we sold in those years. Our mother managed the book keeping of those records. Bill was especially close to his grandmother, Mahala Matthews, our mother's mother. He had a hard time growing out of relatives calling him, "Billy Boy" for years after he had left home. Bill often said Gramma Hally would have made a good pioneer: she was! Both our sister Barbara and our brother Bill were known for their out going, and very personable demeanor. One of their class mates once remarked to me in later years, "Bill and Barbara almost seemed too happy" We, as Hagoods, were reared with a determined, positive, must do philosophy. Our father Carson Hagood, often told me, "Jesus Christ was always my best friend"; that was the ethic we were reared with and the example set before us by our parents. We learned early on the model of sacrifice and diligence that has sustained us throughout our lives. If a man gains the whole world and loses his soul, there is nothing more to gain. But when we give of ourselves to God and to others, we have gained everything that really matters in this life and the one hereafter. Linda Sue Hagood November 15, 2020
