Freestone County, Texas Obituaries [Wife was Lue Nel Willard; sister is wife of Harry Glenn Bonner] Star-Telegram newspaper - from March 24 to March 25, 2011 William Allen "Bill" Stroud (1932 - 2011) | William Allen "Bill" Stroud, 78, former owner and CEO of Higginbotham and Associates, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday morning, March 23, 2011, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 800 W. Fifth St., Fort Worth. Memorials: The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Texas; or a charity of your choice. Pallbearers: Larry Adams, Bob Ballard, Bill Gandy, Taylor Gandy, Jim Hubbard, Hal Hughes, Rodney Johnston, Dwayne Jose, Larry Newell, Michael Parks, Rusty Reid, Eddie Ryan, Conrad Schmidt, Steve Wilson and Morgan Woodruff. Bill was born in Fort Worth and raised in Fairfield. Bill and his wife, Lue Nel, moved to Fort Worth in 1961 to start working for his uncle's insurance agency. A year after the move, his uncle, Mr. Higginbotham, died and Bill was left to run the company. In 1969 Bill purchased the agency from his aunt, Edith Higginbotham. With Bill's great leadership, attention to detail and vision, proceeded to sow the seeds for what is now Higginbotham and Associates, Inc. After 20 successful years of growth, Bill sold the agency to his employees in 1989. Bill served on many boards throughout his lifetime including Bank of Commerce, First United Methodist Church, City Airport Advisory Board, as well as many numerous insurance boards. He was a 50-year member of the Shriners and a 42nd degree Mason. Bill and his wife have been members of Colonial Country Club for over 40 years. Bill's main love was his wife of 55 years and together they shared a passion for traveling. They traveled all over the world including China, Italy, France, Africa and his favorite, Austria. In his later years, he enjoyed spending time at his second home in Boothbay, Maine, where you could find him sitting on his back porch gazing at the ocean. He was preceded in death by his parents, A.E. and Estelle Stroud. Survivors: His loving, beautiful wife of 55 years, Lue Nel Stroud; daughters, Cindy Cornish and husband, David, Kay Martin and husband, Tommy, Paula Brockway and husband, Bob, and Pam Pollett and husband, Bruce; sister, Martha Belle Bonner; brother, Warren Day Stroud; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a very special friend and loving caretaker, Debra Breaud. ======================================================== The Fairfield Recorder - April 14, 2011 edition WILLIAM ‘BILL’ ALLEN STROUD Memorial services were held Friday, March 25, at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth for William ‘Bill’ Allen Stroud, 78, formerly of Fairfield who died Wednesday, March 23, at his home among family and friends. Interment followed at Greenwood Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Mr. Stroud was born in Fort Worth on July 11, 1937 to A.E. and Estelle Day Stroud and raised in Fairfield. In 1961, he and his wife Lue Nel moved to Fort Worth to start working for his uncle’s insurance agency. A year after the move, his uncle, Mr. Higginbotham, died and Stroud was left to run the company, Higginbotham and Associates. In 1969, Stroud purchased the agency from his aunt, Edith Higginbotham. With his leadership, attention to detail and vision, he proceeded to sow the seeds for what is now Higginbotham and Associates, Inc. After 20 years of growth, Stroud sold the agency to his employees in 1989. Mr. Stroud served on many boards throughout his lifetime including Bank of Commerce, First United Methodist Church, City Airport Advisory Board, as well as many numerous insurance boards. He was a 50 year member of Shriners and a 42nd degree Mason. Mr. Stroud and his wife have been members of Colonial Country Club for over 40 years. His main love was his wife of 55 years and together they shared a passion for traveling, traveling all over the world including China, Italy, France, Africa and his favorite, Austria. In his later years, he enjoyed spending time at his second home in Boothbay, Maine where you could find him sitting on his back porch gazing at the ocean. Mr. Stroud was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife; daughters Cindy Cornish and husband David, Kay Martin and husband Tommy, Paula Brockway and husband Bob, and Pam Pollett and husband Bruce; sister Martha Belle Bonner; brother Warren Day Stroud; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and very special friend and caretaker, Debra Breaud. Pallbearers were Larry Adams, Bob Ballard, Bill Gandy, Taylor Gandy, Jim Hubbard, Hal Hughes, Rodney Johnston, Dwayne Jose, Larry Newell, Michael Parks, Rusty Reid, Eddie Ryan, Conrad Schmidt, Steve Wilson and Morgan Woodruff. Making arrangements was Greenwood Funeral Home of Fort Worth. Per the family’s request, memorials may be made to Cook’s Children’s Hospital of Fort Worth; The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; First United Methodist church of Fort Worth; or any charity of your choice.