William Cagle

William Carl Cagle, "Carl" 83 of Canton, died Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Autumn Care Nursing Home. He was born April 10, 1923, in Haywood County, where he was a lifelong resident. He was the son of the late Archie M. and Sallie Pless Cagle. A member of the First United Methodist Church of Canton, he retired from Champion Paper after forty one years of service. A US Air Force veteran of World War II, he served in the Eighth Infantry in England, a member of the American Legion Post 61, Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 5198 and a charter member of the Center Pigeon Fire Department. He was the loving husband and care giver to his late wife of fifty four years, Hilda Marie Mease Cagle, until her passing on January 4, 1997. Carl was a very loving and devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his daughter, Gloria Jean Cagle Bagwell and her husband, Joe, of Lake James; a granddaughter, Jennifer Ann Ward and her husband, Bobby, of Jefferson, GA; a grandson, William Scott Moses and his wife, Rajni Ann, of Grapevine, TX; a great granddaughter, Annie Hutchins, of Grapevine. TX; twin great granddaughters, Kaleigh Elise Ward and Alden Marie Ward, of Jefferson, GA; and a sister, Louise Sentelle Pellett and her husband, Jack, of Morristown, TN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend W.O. Henson and Reverend Patricia G. Chaput officiating. Burial will follow at Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Fellow members of the Center Pigeon Fire Department are invited to serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Piney Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Johnny Woody, 542 Reed Cove Road, Waynesville, NC 28786 or First United Methodist Church of Canton, 31 Newfound Street, Canton, NC 28716. The family wishes to express its gratitude to the staff of Autumn Care, Hospice, and his attending physicians for the loving care they extended.

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