William H. Harland, 69, of McLeansboro died at 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at the Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for the Sheriff's Department in Bartow, Florida.
He was born on September 21, 1930 in Nashville, Illinois to John L. and Etta (Cunningham) Harland. William married Patti Cisco, who still survives.
Mr. Harland was a member of the Baptist Church in Nashville, Illinois. He was also a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and a member of the McLeansboro Eagles Lodge.
The funeral was at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 4, 1999 at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro. The Rev. Robert Sefried officiated and burial was in Richardson Hill Cemetery in Dahlgren with graveside military rites by American Legion Post #106.
He is survived by his wife, Patti Harland; three sons, William H. Harland, Jr. of Baltimore, Maryland, Kent Harland of Phoenix, Arizona, and Brandon Skelton of McLeansboro; one step son, Robert E. and wife Susan Cisco of Winter Haven, Florida; three daughters, Theresa K. Harland of Arlington, Virginia, Trena Karen and husband John Williams of Alexandria, Virginia, and Billie Jo and husband Duane Hill of Kenesaw, Georgia; one step daughter, Tina and husband Steven Barber of Sebring, Florida; two brothers, Louis "Whitey" and wife Ava Harland of McLeansboro and John and wife Helen Harland of Koshkonong, Missouri; one sister, Opal Prince of Carmi, Illinois, and 13 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and four sisters.