Bill graduated from the Memphis Academy of Art in 1966, with a degree in Advertising Design.
After a stint in the Navy he began his career as a designer and illustrator. He worked at different studios until 1972 when he joined Oden and Associates, which later became Oden Marketing and Design. Bill enjoyed 35 years with the firm and retired in 2007. During the first few years before Oden, he began watercolor painting, which he had learned under Jason Williamson at the Academy. He has continued painting and drawing and has been the recipient of many awards, including the top award in the Tennessee Watercolor Society. His works have been accepted in many shows and competitions over the years, including the American Watercolor Society in New York.
Bill lives with his wonderful wife, Jean, on Byhalia Road.