William L. "WL" Bush Sr., 84, passed away on June 22, 2026 in Picayune, Mississippi. He was born on May 4, 1942 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania to parents William Grant Bush and Dorothy Louise Bush. 

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife Judith Hillman Bush, daughter Nadine L. Smith (John Dewayne Smith), brother Gerald Grant Bush (Mary Bush), grandchildren, Shane Andrew Smith; Douglas Michael Smith (Syed Amal Zunnoor), stepdaughter Kelly A Bechtel (John H Bechtel, III), and family. 

W.L. is preceded in death by his first wife Rebecca Louise Bush, father William Grant Bush, mother Dorothy Louise Bush, and his sister Sandra Lee Bush.