William Lee Megert

William Lee (Bill) Megert age 84 passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, SC. 

Born on February 10, 1936 in Warren, OH, to John Chester and Mary Louise (nee Edmonds) Megert.  Bill graduated from Salem High School (OH) class of 1954 and was active in sports, lettering in football and track.  Football was always his passion and Bill played at both Bowling Green University and Kent State University.  His greatest passion was as a coach and he spent over twenty years coaching youth football in Ohio and Maryland. 

After serving two years in the US Army where he played center for the Far East Army Football Team, Bill returned to Ohio in 1959 and married Carol Lorraine (nee Winbigler) in September 1959.  He started his career in accounting at the City Loan Corp. in Niles, OH and in 1964 accepted a position with Commercial Credit Corp. in Muskogee, OK.  After two years in Oklahoma, he accepted a position with Anchor Hocking Corp. and spent the remainder of his career in sales, managing territories in Maryland and Minnesota.  He retired from Anchor Hocking in 1987 as Regional Premium Sales Manager and moved from Cockeysville, MD to Myrtle Beach, SC in 1994.

An avid boater on the Chesapeake Bay, Bill and Carol spent fifteen summers plying the waters on the four different boats they owned.  After the move to South Carolina, Bill and Carol vacationed on over fifty different cruise ships and saw numerous countries in North and South America, Europe and Africa.

Active in numerous charities and civic organizations, Bill was a member of the Niles, Ohio Masonic Lodge; Lion’s Club International; York Manor (MD) Swim Club; Commodore of the Riverside Yacht Club (MD); Horry County Storm Water Commission; Deertrack Homeowners Association and spent time assisting WWII Veterans on trips to Washington, DC.

Bill is survived by his wife of 61 years Carol Lorraine Megert of Myrtle Beach, SC.; his son John Scott and wife Erika Jarvis of Westminster, MD; daughter Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) and her husband Jay Felker of Parish, FL; son Robert Christian (Chris) and his wife Dee of Perry Hall, MD.  He is also survived by three grandchildren, Sadie Lorraine Megert, 24; Jack Christian Megert, 22, and Madison Allie Felker, 15.  Also surviving Bill is his brother Jon David Megert of Columbus, OH and a sister, Katherine Lynn Megert of Niles, OH.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Grand Strand Humane Society, 3241 Mr. Joe White Ave., Myrtle Beach, SC  29577.

Mr. Megert  is entrusted to the care of Lewis Crematory and Funeral Services, Myrtle Beach, SC.

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