William J. Pollard

William “Bill” Julian Pollard, Sr., 72, of Columbia, NC, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017.  Born on October 28, 1944, in Wilmington, NC, Bill was the son of the late Sylvester Flemming Pollard and Martha Jane Elliott Pollard. 

Bill is survived by his wife, Karen Layton Pollard of Columbia, NC; his daughter, Julia Pollard Eubanks and husband Jason of Pittsboro, NC; his son, William Julian Pollard, Jr. of Raleigh, NC; and three grandchildren, Molly Jane, Walker and Grady Eubanks.

At Bill's request, no services will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made in Bill’s memory to the Duke Cancer Institute - Thoracic and Lung Cancers Fund at 710 W. Main Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701, www.gifts.duke.edu/dci.