North Augusta, SC......Mr. William "Bill" Henry Gustafson, 84, departed this life to be present with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 20, 2026. Bill was a devoted follower of Christ and a loving brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Bill was born January 15, 1942, in Hendersonville, NC and had lived in Florida, Michigan, Georgia, and North Augusta, South Carolina.

After 26 years working in the printing industry, Bill devoted himself to a full-time itinerant Bible teaching ministry. He was widely appreciated for his practical application of the Scriptures in his preaching and his devotional writings. He famously utilized a historic, to scale model of the Old Testament Tabernacle as a visual teaching aid.

Bill (“Papa Gus” as he was known to his grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many other kids hearing his Bible teaching at summer camps) is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara; their children Daniel (Theresa) Gustafson and Debbie (Chris) Hoffmann; seven grandchildren, Will (Micaela) Hoffmann, Nic (Anna) Hoffmann, Cale (Ashley) Hoffmann, Andy (Ashton) Hoffmann, Meg (Robert) Upton, Noah Gustafson, and Gloria Gustafson; twelve great-grandchildren; and his sister, Carolyn Pell.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the J. M. Ford Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home throughout the afternoon beginning at 1:00 PM. A private interment will follow on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christian Missions in Many Lands, PO Box 13, Spring Lake, NJ 07762.