William E. Presley, Jr.

January 25, 1949 - February 22, 2016

William E. Presley, Jr. of Quinton, NJ went home to be with the Lord on February 22, 2016. Bill, called Junior by his family was born in 1949 in Bluefield, WV to Lillian and Willie Presley. He graduated from William Penn High School where he met and later married Beverly, they had one daughter Dawn. He worked for over 42 years as a forklift driver for General Motors and part time for 15 years for Capital and Star Builders. In later years her worked occasionally as a vendor at flea markets, here he enjoyed many friends, both vendors and buyers. At the New Castle Market, he enjoyed many old friends from GM that stopped by. He was married to Marygrace Presley for 22 years and they have a son William. Junior enjoyed watching his children’s sports activities, playing cards, family vacations, billiards, camping. He also enjoyed eating out with Dawn, William and Christopher, going with Joshua while he worked at DeWitt Masonry and Georgia’s sense of humor. In addition to his wife Marygrace, he is survived by three sisters, Connie Smith and family, Barb Jenkins and family and Wilma and Paul Brittingham. He was a loving father/step-father to his children, Dawn Hutchingson, William Presley, Joshua DeWitt and Georgia Call. He leaves behind four grandchildren, Chris Bell, Mariah and Michaela DuBois, and Miley DeWitt and his fishing buddy Jackie Yeager as well as many relatives and friends in Delaware and West Virginia. A viewing will be held Sunday evening from 6 to 8 PM in the Ashcraft Funeral Home, 740 S. Broadway, Pennsville, NJ. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Monday in Quinton Baptist Church, Rte. 49, Quinton, NJ. Interment will follow in Gracelawn Cemetery, Wilmington, DE. Monetary donations will be accepted in his honor during the viewing. Junior aspired before his illness to help Salem Division of Youth and Family Services. www.ashcraftfuneralhomes.com