Willie James “Bill” Dawkins, born June 4, 1944, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center on November 4, 2025. He was a lifelong resident of Spartanburg.

Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 645 Old Gap Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303.Burial will follow in the Good Shepherd Memorial Park, 4164 Boiling Springs Road, Boiling Springs, SC 29316.