William Herring Hancock Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on March 18, 2026 we had to say goodbye to William Herring Hancock (Roanoke, Virginia). Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of William Herring Hancock to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Dr. Henry Hurt and Grace Hortense Herring Hancock; his sisters, Katherine Lanier Hancock Shiflet and Margaret Dale Hancock Crozier; and his grandchildren, Arabella Elizabeth Louise Hancock and Carter Hancock McGraw.

He is survived by: his brother Henry Hurt Hancock, Jr.; his sister-in-law Patricia Leach Hancock; his children, Christopher Herring Hancock, Leigh Hancock Kimbro, Matthew McMillen Hancock and Anne Coleman Hancock-McGraw; his children-in-law, Jeffrey Butler Kimbro, Eric Sean McGraw and Michela Marie Merchant Hancock; and his grandchildren, Caroline McKay Hancock, Kathryn Carter Hancock, William Herring Hancock II, Coleman Hancock Kimbro, Amelia Anne McGraw, Andrew Campbell McGraw, Iris Elizabeth McGraw, George Christopher Wilson Hancock, Anne Elizabeth Lanier Hancock and Alice Amelia Grace Hancock.