He met Marjorie Jo Boston when they were both graduate students at Columbia, and they married in 1952. They returned from Dallas to Charleston, where Bill had 41 more years of medical practice and taught at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. He also became an accomplished gardener and an avid bridge player. His marriage to Marjorie Jo lasted 60 years, until her death in 2012.
He died Feb. 21, 2020, in Charleston. He is survived by sons William III and Stephen, daughter Carolyn, and three grandsons.