William Lewis Lake, III

William (Billy) Lake, 71, of Galloway Township, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2025. Born in Atlantic City, he started his teen years clamming and as he got older he worked for Interiors by Anthony, hanging drapery’s in casino’s, restaurants, and homes.

He later married his wife, Deborah Higbee and moved to Florida, where he worked building boats for Sea Ray and on the side he started a seafood company, B&D seafood. He eventually returned to New Jersey where he lived out the rest of his life.

Billy was a hardworking, loyal, and good-hearted man whose steady presence and sense of humor touched everyone around him. He loved his family deeply, and that love was returned to him ten fold. His family will forever cherish the memories they shared with him, and he will be missed more than words can express.

He is survived by his father, William Lake (Andy); his sisters, Carole (Sue) Clouser (Earl); Patricia Ballard (Tom); Karen Tiernry (Jim); his son, William R Lake; his granddaughter, Ashlen Lake; aunt, Sandra Herbert; uncle, John Staines; many nieces, nephews, cousins, and his roommate, Keith Greenwood.

He was predeceased by his mother, Carole Bowles (Robert); his brother, Ronald Lake; and his sisters, Sandy Bowles, Catherine Petrick, and Colleen Robinson.

Parsels Funeral Home in Absecon will be handling all the final matters. Services will be private.