IN LOVING MEMORY OF
George William
"Bill" Bedingfield
September 20, 1941 – February 11, 2017
Obituary
George William "Bill" Bedingfield, 75, of Clermont, FL passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017. Bill was born on September 20, 1941 in Dublin, GA, son of Doyle Eldridge and Nancy E. "Bettye" Bedingfield. He was a Junior College All-American (Honorable Mention at the Georgia Military Institute) basketball player. Bill joined the U.S. Army and served for 2 years, then attended the University of Georgia, graduating in 1967. After graduation he taught and coached at Fernandina Beach High School for four years.
Bill began his career with the State of Florida in 1971 when he went to work for the Division of Youth Services. In 1979 Bill was named Superintendent of Lancaster Correctional Institution when the facility was transferred to the Department of Corrections. After working at many facilities for the Department of Corrections, Bill fully retired from the State of Florida in 2005.
Bill was a Past President of the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency, a member of Southern States Correctional Association, Florida Peace Officers Association and the American Correctional Association.
Bill is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Cheryl; sons, Chip, Miles and Brian; brother, Doyle Eldridge Bedingfield, Jr. and 9 grandchildren.
The family suggests in lieu of flowers memorials in Bill's name to:
FCCD Bill Bedingfield Scholarship Fund,
for attendance to the FCCD Criminal Justice Training Institute,
make checks payable to FCCD, send to:
FCCD Bill Bedingfield Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 399
Orange Park, FL 32067-0399
or
Police Unity Tour, for the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund,
make checks payable to Police Unity Tour, send to:
Chip Bedingfield
Police Unity Tour
6404 Forward Pass Trail
Tallahassee, FL 32309
or
American Heart Association
donate online at https://donatenow.heart.org/
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Services
Celebration of Life
February
15
First Baptist Church of Clermont
Starts at 11:00 am
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