William Ernest, 76, Enjoyed boating and golfing

He was born September 2, 1927 in Lakewood and was a 1945 graduate of Lakewood High School and attended Kent State University.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1946-1948. William was self-employed for Wilcox and Associates as a manufacturer’s representative for forty years. Mr. Wilcox was a 32nd Degree mason with a Lakeridge Lodge. He enjoyed boating and golfing. He moved to Avon from Bay Village two years ago.

Mr. Wilcox is survived by a daughter, Kathy Haaning (Kurt), of Fishers, Indiana and a son Jim Wilcox (Karen) of Avon Lake, four grandchildren, Kaitlin, Ryan, Kyle, and Casey. He was preceded in death by his wife Jacqueline F. (nee Swilik), and by his parents William Ernest Wilcox, Jr., and Esther Wilcox (nee Kyle)

Friends may call at he Busch Funeral Home, 163 Avon-Belden Road, Avon Lake from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. Services will beheld at the funeral home, Thursday, June 3, 2004 at 11:00 am. Rev. Thomas F. Madden, associate pastor of Bay Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River. Memorials may be forwarded to the American Heart Association of Northeast Ohio, 114th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.