William S. Straughn, 74 BALTIMORE - William S. Straughn passed away on July 14, 2009, in Baltimore. He was 74. He was born in Wilmington, spent his childhood in Dover, and later moved to Baltimore. He worked for BPD, a shipping company, in Baltimore. He was a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan University. He is survived by his sister-in-law and a nephew and niece and their families. William was predeceased by his brother, Charles Thomas Straughn of Dover A burial service will be 10 a.m. Aug. 8, at Lakeside Cemetery, Dover, where he will be interred.