William Shackelford "Bill" Gault

William Shackelford "Bill" Gault, 85, of Morganton died Saturday, January 19, 2013. He was born on March 25, 1927 in Portsmouth, VA to the late William Archibald Gault and Zillah Shackelford Gault. Bill was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Pacific Theatre in WWII and graduated from Randolph Macon College in 1948. Bill was a sales and marketing executive. He worked in many areas of the United States, from Massachusetts to Texas. Along with his wife, Mary Ellen, Bill retired to Spruce Pine, NC in 1988 and then moved to the Grace Ridge Retirement Community in 2003.Bill is survived by his daughters, Lee Patterson and her husband, Ken, of Staunton, VA and Ellen Bormann and her husband, David, of Mooresville, NC; and grandchildren, William Patterson of VA, Elizabeth Patterson of VA, Catherine Bormann of NC, and Christina Scagnelli and her husband, Daniel, of NC.In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Egerton Gault.A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), P.O. Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090-6929.Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.