WILLIAM M. STIDHAM William "Shag" Stidham was born March 9, 1932 at home on a farm in South Solon, Ohio. Shag died on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in his residence. He is the son of James H. Stidham and the former Sallie E. Keibler. He had five sisters (Nora, Thelma, Lorene, Madge, and Betty), three brothers (Roy, James Jr., and Herbert), and a half-brother Hubert. He attended South Charleston School, Springfield High School and London High School. He left high school early to enlist in the Navy in 1951 and served aboard the USS Mansfield DD728 as a Boatswain's Mate during the Korean War. He was discharged from the Navy in 1955 and returned to London to finish high school and went to work at the Westinghouse Corporation building refrigerators, washers and dryers. He later worked for Roy Davidson at the Ice Service Company and as a bartender at Farmer Dan's. In 1962 he went to work for the Madison County Sheriff's Department under Sheriff Herb Markley, working there for ten years and achieving the title of Chief Deputy. In 1972 he was elected as the Madison County Treasurer, filling the position vacated by Harold Bidwell. He served as Madison County Treasurer for over forty years before retiring. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Betty Jean Stidham, two sons Jerry and Jason and his sister Betty Ruth Williams. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Monday, Dec. 10th in the EBERLE-FISHER FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 103 N. Main St, London with Pastor Steve Rath officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 6-8 on Sunday. If they wish friends may make memorials in Shag's name to the American Diabetes Assoc. @ www.diabetes.org Online condolences for the family may be sent to www.eberlefisherfuneralhome.com. Funeral Date: 2018-12-10