Bell, William Joseph 'Bill'

1930 - 2015  (84 years)

• Name	Bell, William Joseph 'Bill'
  		William Joseph "Bill" Bell (1930 - 2015)
  		William Joseph 'Bill' Bell (1930-2015)
  Birth	27 Sep 1930	St. Francisville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BELL.W003
  _FGRAVE	143643665
  Military Service	United States Navy  [1]
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  Death	2 Mar 2015	Oxnard, Ventura County, California   [1, 2]
  Burial	12 Mar 2015	Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County, California   [1, 2]
  	A visitation and viewing for Bill will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Reardon Funeral Home, 511 North A Street, Oxnard with a graveside service following at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Road, Ventura, CA. Bill has been entrusted to the care of the family owned and operated Reardon Funeral Home, 511 North A Street, Oxnard (805)487-1720.
  		Headstone, Bell, William Joseph
  Person ID	I448	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bell - Sharrett William Clem Belland Velma Margaret Sharrett Descendants
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Bell, William Clemmons,   b. 18 May 1905, Indiana d. 3 Feb 1964 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sharrett, Velma Margaret,   b. 15 Jul 1907, Casey, Clark County, Illinois d. 20 May 1993, Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frankie, Myrtle,   b. 9 Apr 1930, Ryan, Jefferson County, Oklahoma d. 24 Nov 1998, Ventura County, California (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1965  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 34 years and 3 months - She was ~ 34 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Bell, T.I.   2. Bell, B.   3. Bell, W.F.
  Family ID	F489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Sep 1930 - St. Francisville, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 2 Mar 2015 - Oxnard, Ventura County, California Burial - 12 Mar 2015 - Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William (Bill) Joseph Bell, 84, of Oxnard passed away March 2, 2015 following a prolonged illness. He was a 50 year resident of Oxnard moving from Hawaii. Bill was born in St. Francisville, Illinois to William and Velma Bell on September 27, 1930. He was born the first of seven children. He was married to the love of his life Myrtle Frankle Bell for 50 years. Bill served in the United States Navy for 21 years as a flight engineer retiring in 1968. He worked for the city of Oxnard for 21 years as a fleet mechanic retiring in April of 1993. Bill loved loved anything that had to do with planes, cars, boats and fishing. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Myrtle Frankle Bell and two brothers, Lewis Bell and Ron Bell. Bill is survived by his children, Terry I. Bell (Jerri) of Redding, CA, Betty Miller (Dennis) of Ventura, CA, William F. Bell (Lydia Guerna) of Oxnard, CA; siblings, Patti Greenwood, Marion Lee, Sharon Tabor, Robert (Bud) Bell all of Illinois; 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A visitation and viewing for Bill will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Reardon Funeral Home, 511 North A Street, Oxnard with a graveside service following at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Road, Ventura, CA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S597] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bell, William Joseph (Bill), 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143643665/william_joseph_bell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S598] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bell, William J. and Myrtle F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143643665/william_joseph_bell), none. (Reliability: 2).