Obituary of William "Bill" Alexander, III

William James “Bill” Alexander III, 82, husband to Claudine Moore Alexander for 58 years, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 5, 2021. Mr. Alexander was born in Mauldin to the late William James Alexander, Jr. and Helen Evelyn Garret Alexander. He was a 1957 graduate of Mauldin High School and later became the first member of his family to graduate college, earning a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1963. Bill was a registered Professional Engineer and held 43 Registered Patents to his credit. In 1976, he founded Alexander Machinery, Inc and ran the business until 2005. He was a lifelong member of Mauldin United Methodist Church. Bill was passionate about helping others, loved bird hunting, and “tinkering” in his spare time. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, William James “Jay” Alexander, IV with wife Robin; a daughter, Sharon Alexander Sullivan; four grandchildren, Leah Sullivan Ballard and husband Jared, Lindsey Nicole Sullivan, William James “Will” Alexander, V and Matthew James Alexander; four great-grandchildren, Rhett Ballard, Sloane Ballard, Ridge Ballard, and Gracie Sullivan. Funeral services will be held 2 o’clock Tuesday at Mauldin United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Dick Herd and Rev. Carroll Caldwell. The family will receive friends one hour prior. Memorials may be made to Mauldin United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund 100 E. Butler Avenue, Mauldin, SC 29662, or Executive Ministries payable to EM-Greenville 2 Wakefield Ct. Greenville, SC 29615.