William "Bill" Graham Burch Sr

William Graham "Bill" Burch, Sr, 87, of Mt Pleasant, died Saturday, September 6, 2014, at his residence. Bill was born in Anson County, North Carolina, on September 3, 1927, the son of Sinclair and Julia (nee Dunlap) Burch. He grew up in Ansonville and after graduation from high school, answered his country’s call to service in the United States Navy during World War II. He enlisted on July 4, 1945. While in service, the US Navy was just putting into service CV-43, the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea. Bill not only served onboard for his tour of duty, he was one of the original crew who put the new ship through its testing and trial runs. On September 2, 1948, he received an honorable discharge and sixteen days later, married Helen Marie Shepard in Ansonville. Bill went on to work for the United States Postal Service and between his military and postal careers, gave 30 years to his government. He and Helen moved to the Charlotte area, living in Matthews and Pineville before eventually moving to North Myrtle Beach, SC. In Myrtle Beach, Bill worked for Wal-Mart. Ten years ago, they moved back to the Charlotte area and had been living in Mount Pleasant since. Bill was known for many things, including his incredible talent at fixing most anything. He enjoyed NASCAR and was an avid UNC basketball and football fan. Most of all, he loved the time spent with family and friends, and he will be sadly missed by they and all who knew him. Bill is survived by his wife,Helen (nee Shepard); and three children: Sandra Burch Ealey of Mt Pleasant, William Graham Burch Jr (wife Ginny) of Waxhaw, NC, and Susan Burch Kennedy (husband Gary) of Concord, NC. He is further survived by 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, a brother, and numerous other family and friends. Bill’s family has given the family of Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home of Matthews given the privilege of caring for the family. Services led by Pastor Bruce Gwyn will be held in the funeral home chapel at 4715 Margaret Wallace Road, Matthews, NC, at 11 AM. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for one hour prior to the service. Following services, Bill will be taken in procession to Charlotte Memorial Gardens where final military honors will take place. For full details and to share memories and photos online, visit Bill's personal online memorial at www.LoweNeddoFuneralHome.com or call 704-545-3553. William's wife, Helen, died November 26, 2014. To view her information, please visit the following link: http://www.loweneddofuneralhome.com/obituaries/Helen-Burch/#!/Obituary

William "Bill" Graham Burch Sr

September 3, 1927 - September 6, 2014