William Edward Waggonner (August 7, 1905 – May 9, 1976) was an American

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. He served as the sheriff in

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from 1948 to 1976. Born in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, the brother of politician Joe Waggonner. Waggonner attended at the Plain Dealing Middle/High School, where he later graduated. He served as a member of the Plain Dealing Masonic Lodge, with also being a member of the Plain Dealing Lions Club and Bossier Chamber of Commerce. In the 1960s, Waggonner was apart of rodeo performer

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's falsely accused murder and robbery case, in which he was exceedingly concerned along with

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Louis H. Padgett Jr. for which the case was solved. Waggonner died in May 1976 of a heart attack at his home in Plain Dealing, Louisiana, at the age of 70. According to his The Times

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, he survived at least three heart attacks.

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