William "Bill" Leroy Bochette

William Leroy “Bill” Bochette, 70, of Florence, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Mr. Bochette was born in Darlington County, SC, a son of the late Marion Bochette and Daisy Dowdy Bochette.He was a faithful member of Florence Baptist Temple for thirty-nine years.Mr. Bochette served as a Bus Captain, a Deacon, a Sunday School Teacher, and was a member of the Booster Club at Florence Christian School.He was a big supporter of the athletic programs. Mr. Bochette was a 1961 graduate of Lamar High School and later attended the University of South Carolina, where he received his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration in 1971.He retired from Smurfit-Stone Container and later was a greeter at Chick-Fil-A, which he thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Bochette was a veteran of the US Navy. Surviving are his wife, of fifty years, Priscilla Hill Bochette; his children, Brad (Cathi) Bochette of Savannah, GA, Tracy (John) Brown and Clay (Carrie) Bochette, both of Florence.He was affectionately known as “DiDiDa” by his six grandchildren:Chapin Bochette, Caroline Bochette, Camryn Bochette, Brooke Brown, Ashlyn Bochette and Clayton Bochette.Also surviving are his brother, Don Bochette of Eutawville, SC, his sister, Linda (Wayne) Wolfe of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, an aunt, Pearlie Mae Benton, uncle, Charles (Georgie) Dowdy, and a number of cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Florence Baptist Temple.Burial will follow at Byrd Cemetery in Timmonsville directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Family will receive friends from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Frank Monroe Scholarship Fund, Florence Baptist Temple, 2308 South Irby St. Florence, S.C. 29505 or to McLeod Hospice House, P. O. Box 100551, Florence, SC29502. Please sign the tribute wall for Mr. Bochette at the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.