"Where to start? Bill was kind and patient. I also found him wickedly funny. I remember sitting at my mother's baby grand piano trying to find that elusive high note he could whistle -- we were dying laughing with that dog whistle pitch of his. I didn't know him as a pastor but as a family member, and I very much enjoyed his company. We spoke a few times about rhetoric, my field of study, and how homilies employ rhetoric, and it seemed to me there was much to learn from him. I'm thinking of you, Phebe and family. Joyce Locke Carter"
In loving memory of
The Reverend William "Bill" Hoover Hethcock
March 19, 1932 - January 9, 2018
The Rev. Dr. William "Bill" Hoover Hethcock died January 9, 2018, after a long illness. A native of Thomasville, North Carolina, he received his B.A. at the University of North Carolina, his M.Div. at The General Theological Seminary, and his D.Min. at the School of Theology of the University of the South. After ordination, he was called to various positions in churches and in the Diocese of North Carolina. From there he served as assistant rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio, before joining the faculty at the University of the South, where he taught homiletics at the School of Theology until his retirement in 1997. Bill's last publication, How to Get Your Sermon Heard: Preaching to Win Minds and Hearts, was published in 2012. Bill served as faculty representative on the Board of Trustees for the University of the South from 1992-1997. He is survived by his wife Phebe, a stepdaughter, and five grandchildren.
His funeral service will take place on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at All Saints' Chapel, University Avenue, Sewanee. A reception will follow at Otey Memorial Parish.
In lieu of flowers, the family has invited memorial contributions to Otey Memorial Parish, P.O. Box 267, Sewanee TN 37375, or St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, 290 Quintard Rd., Sewanee TN 37375.
Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Winchester, TN 37398, (931)-967-2222, www.moorecortner.com.