William Edwin Cleaver Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

William Edwin Cleaver passed away January 1,2021 at WhiteStone Care and Wellness Center in Greensboro, NC. There will be a celebration of his life once COVID restrictions are eased and family and friends are able to be together. Bill was born November 28, 1951 in Greensboro, NC to the late Helen Latham Eubanks and William Cleaver III. Raised in Greensboro, he graduated from Page High School in 1970. He attended East Carolina University where he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He later graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Business and Marketing. Bill met his soulmate Cam Brown at ECU, a place of many fond memories for both. He was an avid sports fan and both of them especially loved attending ECU football and Wake Forest basketball games. Bill was a people person, he could and would strike up a conversation with anyone at anytime. He loved to laugh and make others laugh, which he did quite well. That outgoing personality led him to a long career in sales. He sold cellular phones when they emerged, the big bulky kind that installed in your car. Later, he and some of his colleagues started a company called ACC Wireless that sold many a cell phone and pager to the people of Greensboro. Bill is survived by the family he loved dearly. His wife Cameron B. Cleaver, sons, William Latham Cleaver and Carter Coyt Cleaver and Carter’s partner Travis Youmans. He also leaves behind his sister-in-law Boyd Pleasants, nephew Tyler Pleasants and niece Lelia Pleasants, along with two half brothers Johnny and Jimmy Cleaver. The family would like to thank the kind staff at Brookdale Memory Care and WhiteStone Care and Wellness Center for their care of Bill this past year. We also want to say thank you to Cam’s sister, Boyd Pleasants, for her tremendous help in the home at the beginning of his steep decline. Please do not feel sadness for Bill because he is at peace now. Free from the debilitating disease of Alzheimer’s that in reality took him away from us over a year ago. His wish was to be cremated and have his ashes sprinkled in Fisher Park across from his childhood home. He often said that if he had a headstone, he would like it to read “He died laughing” Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association ( www.alz.org )or The Children’s Home Society of NC ( www.chsnc.org )

William Edwin Cleaver

November 28, 1951 - January 1, 2021

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William Edwin Cleaver

November 28, 1951 - January 1, 2021

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