Funeral services for William "Bill" J. Kabboord, 70, are scheduled for noon Saturday, Sept. 21, at Whitfield Funeral Home North Chapel. Pastor Joel Bright will officiate. Interment will follow at Living Mission Cemetery, Lula.
Mr. Kabboord passed away Sept. 13, 2019, in Cocoa Beach, Florida, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.
Born Oct. 31, 1948, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was a son of John and Irene Kabboord. He was the oldest of four brothers, John J. Kabboord, Jr. (Nora Kabboord), David W. Kabboord (Ali Kabboord), and Mark D. Kabboord.
He was survived by his wife, Virginia Thomas; daughter, Lily Kaylor; and sons, Cody Davis, Katdim Smith and Anthony Smith.
Bill loved excitement and was a shrewd businessman. In his younger days, he opened and operated businesses in Pensacola, Florida, and then went on to a career of developing oil and gas mineral leases in Texas. After Texas, he later developed and managed the Kabboord Properties of North Carolina operations. There he met Virginia and married. His daughter, Lily was also born in North Carolina, as well as Cody, Katdim and Anthony, who Bill raised as his sons. Bill so dearly loved Virginia, Lily, Cody, Katdim and Anthony.
Bill will be remembered as the greatest brother by his siblings, and as an extremely generous, kind and loving person. He deeply loved and cared for all those around him. His decades long fight against Parkinson's is a tribute to his strength, tenacity and courage to provide and be there for those who counted on him.
A special thanks to Virginia, Jody Dillon, Arlene Hoilette, and Fleuretta Cajuste who cared for Bill for endless hours.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are in care of Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel, Demorest.