Bill Head

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Bill Head, 89, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jim Head and Bro. Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens.

Mr. Head died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee.

A Rock Mills native, Mr. Head was born Feb. 6, 1931, the son of Gaut and Iowa Nevada Mitchum Head. He was Baptist by faith and worked as a machinist for Handley Mills and 20 years at West Point Foundry Machine Co. Mr. Head was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict and a former member of the American Legion. He enjoyed cutting grass, raising cows and farming, and, as the son of a carpenter, self-maintained all of the rental properties he owned. Mr. Head was a huge Atlanta Braves fan and watched the games every chance he had.

Survivors include his wife, LaRue Knight Head of Roanoke; two sons, Richard Head (Ginger) of Roanoke and David Head of Talladega; four grandchildren, Ross Head (Brooke Farmer), Will Head (Holley), Erin Burroughs (Trey) and Brad Head; five great-grandchildren, Eli Head, William Jason Head, Charlie Burroughs, Parker Burroughs and Emma Burroughs; five sisters, Margie Llewellyn of Knoxville, Tenn., Edith Adamson of Rock Mills, Joan Lester and Eris Hendricks, both of Newnan, Ga., and Nancy Hill of Roanoke; and brother, Jim Head of Roanoke. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, William Clyde Head; and two brothers, Junior Head and Bob Head.

Pallbearers will be Chuck Head, Michael Adamson, Chance Hill, Ross Head, Will Head and Brad Head.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.quattlebaumfuneralhome.com.

Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.