W. G. (Bill) Hefner

A Representative from North Carolina. Born in Elora, Lincoln County, Tenn. , April 11, 1930. Attended Elora Elementary School, Elora, Tenn. , 1936-1941. Graduated from Sardis High School, Sardis, Ala. , 1948. Attended University Center (a division of the University of Alabama), 1948. President and owner, radio station WRKB in Kannapolis, N. C. Musician, entertainer. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1999). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998. Died on September 2, 2009, in Huntsville, Ala.