May 11, 1963 – June 15, 2026
Mr. William Charles Sturdivant Jr. (AKA Billy; Stud) of Norwood, NC, peacefully entered into eternal rest on June 15, 2026, at Atrium Health Cabarrus Hospital in Concord, NC.
Mr. William Charles Sturdivant Jr. was born on May 11, 1963, to the late William (Bill) Sturdivant Sr. and the late Mozell Willoughby, formerly Mozell Sturdivant.
Billy confessed Christ at an early and later joined Thomas Chapel Baptist Church in Mt. Gilead, NC.
He attended Stanly County Schools and played football for South Stanly High School.
Billy had many trades and loved everywhere he worked. He worked in with Albemarle Spinning Mills, Pro Tire, Dunlap Construction, and worked as used car salesman in Norwood, NC.
Billy had many passions and interests. He enjoyed fishing, NASCAR racing activities, and showing off on his motorcycles. He loved telling jokes and laughing. Billy was a good cook and could clean a house better than most women.
Billy is preceded in death by his son William Jamal Haywood, his father William Sturdivant Sr., his mother Mozell Willoughby (formerly Sturdivant), six brothers; Robert Edward Gaddy, Bobbie Connell, Danny Thomas Sturdivant, William Leon Sturdivant, Charlie Sturdivant, and James Earl Sturdivant, and one sister; Darlene Sturdivant.
He is cherished and remembered by his wonderful wife, Tammy Baldwin Sturdivant; his eldest daughter, Monica Cox and three children from his marriage to Tammy; Cecile Sturdivant of Morven, NC, Charles Danquan (Rashana) Sturdivant of Charlotte, NC, and Courtney Sturdivant of Cheraw, SC; five grandchildren: Jaqualin Liles, Zuri Watkins-Sturdivant, David Watkins, Cameron Sturdivant, and Royalty Watkins.
Billy also leaves to cherish his loving sisters and brothers: Janet (Michael) Huntley of Albermarle, NC, Alberta Richardson of Cottonville, NC, Brenda Pickett of Albermarle, NC, Carolyn (Sam) Hough of Norwood, NC, Patrice Sturdivant of Norwood, NC, Ezon (Marva) Sturdivant of Ellerbe, NC, Terrence (Joyce) Sturdivant of Badin, NC; two sisters in law, Edna Sturdivant and Linda Sturdivant; 4 aunts, 1 uncle, and a host of nieces and nephews.
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Billy, thanks for a life time of love and laughter. You always had something funny to say and a story to tell every time we saw each other. Rest easy now. Your memories will live long.
My sincerest condolences to the family. Keeping you guys lifted in prayer💐🙏🏾
Dear Family,
My heart aches with you in this valley of sorrow. May you feel God’s nearness in every quiet moment as his peace settles softly over your grief.
Hold on to His promise that “He will wipe every tear from our eyes, and death, pain, and suffering will be no more.” — Revelation 21:3–4
Remember His assurance that death is an “enemy that will be brought to nothing.” — 1 Corinthians 15:26
Even in this darkness, Christ gives us a hope that does not fade – a hope that our loved ones are not lost but held in His keeping until the day we meet again.
“We do not grieve like those who have no hope ” — 1 Thessalonians 4:13.
Love from a stranger, Jay
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