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William Sechrest
CMA Faculty 1969/70/71
Mathmatics
Head Basketball Coach 1969
Athletic Director 1970
William Sechrest Died 28 December 2014
He Was Laid To Rest On January 1, 2015
William "Bill" Lewis Sechrest, age 75, of Chadbourn went to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Final rites will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Clarendon Baptist Church with Reverend Ryan Edwards and Reverend Mike Burney officiating. Interment will follow in the Clarkton Cemetery. He was a native of Forsyth County and the son of the late, William Craig and Lucille Sapp Sechrest. Mr. Sechrest was a retired teacher and coach for 33 years, beginning his career in the Hoke County School System, and later teaching at Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, VA., Carolina Military Academy in Maxton, Tabor City High School, West Columbus High School, Acme Delco High School and retiring at South Robeson High School in Rowland. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Judith Kay Burney Sechrest of the home; a son, David DeWayne Sechrest and his fiancee, Kristy Spencer of Gastonia; a sister, Bobbie S. Jones of Kernersville; God sons, Jonathan Parker of Elizabethtown and James Parker of Zebulon; nieces and nephews, Kelly Burney Watts and her husband, Ronnie of Windell, Reverend Mike Burney and his wife, Kelli of Dunn, Sharon Ward of San Diego, CA, Dale Jones of Kernersville and Paul Burney of Monteagle, TN; great-nieces and nephews, Tamara Watts, Steven Watts, Amber Lam, Shelby Ward, Samantha Ward, Austin Royal, Deanna Ward, Christian Ward, Aaron Burney; great-great-nieces and nephews, Wyatt Lam and Evelyn Lam. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Worthington Funeral Home in Chadbourn.
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With Me At The CMA 2012 Maxton Reunion
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William H. (Bill) Sigmon, Jr (1969)
Gone... but never forgotten. A legend at CMA!!
James L. O'Leary (1969)
To all that read this message:
I want you to know and understand how Mr. Sechrest was that special, (once in a lifetime), individuals that if you are lucky to meet one in your lifetime you have been blessed.
My memories of “Bill”, were a assistant football coach and head basketball coach. I am certain he had a hand in my football scholarship to his alma mater Appalachian State.
I remember we would take cars to go to some away basketball games because there were so few of us. I would always try to get in the car he was driving, just to hear his stories, which were endless. I remember the first time after a game he asked us all who had a driver’s license, I did so I answered him, he said, “well you are going to drive us home take care and get us there safely”. He handed me the keys and crawled in the back seat and got comfortable. I am from Connecticut, and we were clear across the state above Greensboro. I got in the driver’s seat, there two others in the front seat acting as copilots. We made it back safely, and then that became routine.
I was lucky enough to call him and talk with him a few years ago; thanks to his profile page I was able to locate him. I told him how big an influence he had had on me, and I thanked him for it. I was surprised that he even remembered me after so long, but he did.
Thanks Bill for being my Coach, teacher and friend. We lost a true gentle man.
Always,
Jim O’Leary
SO LITTLE TIME
SO LITTLE TIME TO SAY THE THINGS SO LITTLE TIME TO DO THE THINGS
YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SAY YOU FEEL YOU MUST DO.
BEFORE YOU EVEN FIND THE WORDS SO TREASURE, LIKE PURE GOLD,
THE TIME JUST SLIPS AWAY. THE TIME GOD’S GIVEN YOU…
SO LITTLE TIME TO DREAM YOUR DREAMS SO LITTLE TIME TO PASS REGRETS,
FOR YOUTH HAS PASSED ITS PRIME, AND LESS, TO MAKE AMENDS,
AND ALL TOO SOON YOU REALIZE YET GOD CAN HEAL THE DEEPEST WOUNDS
THAT THERE’S… SO LITTLE TIME. IN CHOSEN SHERISHED FRIENDS.
TO WHICH YOU’RE BOUND TO CLIMB, SO LITTLE TIME TO SHARE GOD’S LOVE
FOR SWIFTLY PASS THE WANING YEARS, AND BEAUTY HERE ON EARTH,
AND THERE’S…SO LITTLE TIME. AND KNOW, BEFORE HIS ENDLESS TIME,
THEIR MEANING AND TRUE WORTH.
OH YES, THERE IS SO LITTLE TIME
TO SEEK THE HIDDEN DOOR
THAT OPENS UP TO HEAVEN’S TIME,
WHERE TIME IS FOREVERMORE…
BY: B.J. Morbitzer
2003