Bill Archer was a Tennessee fan through and through.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Bill Archer, the retired former Clerk & Master and skilled fisherman, died Friday night after a brief illness. The well liked Archer passed away at Tennova’s Turkey Creek Medical Center at Knoxville.

Clerk & Master Dennis Potter announces that out of respect to the family of the late Bill Archer and the staff of the Campbell County Clerk & Master’s Office, the Clerk & Master’s Office will be closed on Tuesday, the day of Bill Archer’s services.

Archer was a decades long Clerk & Master for Campbell County in addition to stints on county commission and La Follette City Council. He most recently ran for mayor of La Follette in November, and he was first elected to city council at the age of 29.

He loved fishing. It wasn’t uncommon to see Archer on Norris Lake fishing especially with his brother-in-law Garry Hensley and Benny Ball.

Cross-Smith Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Bill Archer was 78 years old. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 03/25/2023-11AM)

One Reply to “Longtime public servant Bill Archer passes, services set for Tuesday”

  1. I grew up across the street from Bill and his brother Heribie. They were wonderful friends.

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