Raymond Clarence 'Bill' Anthony

A committed Christian and family man, Bill Anthony died peacefully surrounded by his family September 7, 2024, at Carpenter House, Baton Rouge LA. He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Jacqueline “Jackie” Vinyard Anthony, their children Scott Anthony, Dwight Anthony, Michelle Anthony King (Todd), and three grandchildren, Ryan King, Tyler King, and Miranda Anthony. From childhood, his family called him Bill, but he soon became Ray or Clarence to classmates and colleagues. A native of Tickfaw, LA, he graduated from Independence High School in 1960. Then he studied Animal Husbandry at Southeastern Louisiana College, Hammond LA, graduating in 1964. That degree led to work in creameries in Hammond, Houma, and Alexandria. At Exxon Corporation for over three decades, he worked as Operator and finally as last position Operations Supervisor from which he retired. Bill also proudly served in the Louisiana Air National Guard from 1965 to 1971. Bill was a good neighbor in the biblical sense He was reared in the Baptist faith, growing up in Sunday School and belonging to Bible Study classes all his life. In his college days, he took part in Baptist Student Union activities and helped his family to start Sheila Baptist Church, that eventually became the First Baptist Church of Tickfaw. In Baton Rouge he was ordained as a deacon by Stevendale Baptist Church, and later was a faithful member of Woodlawn Baptist Church, and in recent years, First Baptist Church of Denham Springs. Bill’s quiet nature and pleasant demeanor, his love for fishing, his pet dog, and sports, especially LSU teams, his Mr. Fix-It abilities, and his gardening endeared him to family and friends. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Caffrey Clarence “Pete” Anthony and Ruby Irene Stewart Anthony, his brother Caffrey Anthony, and his infant sister, Ellen Anthony. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, September 13, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and the memorial service at 1:00 p.m. at Brandon Thompson Funeral Home, 7738 Florida Blvd, Denham Springs LA. The internment will follow at Vinyard Cemetery, River Road, Hammond LA. Dr. Leo Miller, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Denham Springs will officiate. The family wishes to thank the EMTs of Denham and the critical care and intensive care teams of Our Lady of the Lake Hospital as well as the hospice team at Carpenter’s House in Baton Rouge for their dedicated and professional care of our loved one.

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Raymond Clarence 'Bill' Anthony

January 18, 1942 - September 7, 2024