Obituary of William Howard Haggard

William Howard Haggard, age 87 of Charlotte departed this life on June 23, 2015. A service to celebrate his life will be at 12:30PM Saturday, June 27th in the Paul Helton Chapel of Forest Lawn West Funeral Home, Dr. George Sherman, his Pastor and Reverend John Thomas officiating. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6-8 PM at the Funeral Home, 4601 Freedom Drive. Interment will be in Forest Lawn West Cemetery alongside his wife, Annette. Mr. Haggard was born December 14, 1927 in Danielsville, Ga. son of the late Jewell William and Annie Cheek Haggard and was an active salesman for Class C Solutions, formerly KAR Products, for 53 years, serving many NASCAR teams, among other industries. He was a member of Shady Brook Baptist Church, Senior Men's Sunday School Class and was past chairman of Brotherhood. He attended Commerce, Ga. schools and left after the eighth grade to work on the home farm. He was a World War II Veteran having served on the USS Alabama and USS Yorktown, was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies and Oasis Temple of the Shrine. Surviving are a daughter, Debbie Sutton and husband, Carl, Jr. (Chris) of Charlotte, grandchildren Jeremy Sutton and wife, Jennifer, Joshua Sutton and girlfriend, Christina Crout, great grandchildren, Annabelle Ayer Sutton and Molly Howard Sutton all of Charlotte, brothers, Roy Haggard and wife, Annis of Winder, Ga., George Haggard of Buford, Ga., sister-in-law, Geneva Haggard of Commerce, Ga. and brother-in-law, John Fortune and wife, Nancy of Spartanburg, SC. and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by brothers, J. B., Oscar, Grady, Joe, and James (Pete) and sisters, Ella Mae, Elizabeth, Sue, Irene, and Geneva. Memorials may be made to Shady Brook Baptist Church Josh's Closet, 2940 Belmeade Dr., Charlotte, N.C. 28214. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Sutton, Joshua Sutton, Terry Williams, Harley Cook, Russell Hicks and Ed Austin. Honorary pallbearers will be the Senior Men's Sunday School Class of Shady Brook Baptist. Offer condolences through www.forestlawnwest.com 704.395.0055