William A. Bell

William A. “Bill” Bell, Sr., 81, of Monroe died on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 20, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home. The family will greet friends after the service with a coffee time at the funeral home. Memorials in Bill’s name may be left at the funeral home.

Those left to honor Bill’s memory are his fivechildren, Belinda Snook of Newton, Opal Hanson of Newton, Jean (John) Rumley of Illinois, John (Betty) Bell of Sioux City and William Bell Jr. of Corydon; grandchildren, Rodney Cooper, Lee (Amy) Cooper, Barbara (David) Oswalt, Brandy (Brooks) Boertje, Donna Smithart, Melinda (Michael) Behrens, Michael Hanson, John Rumley, Jr., Cheri (Terry) Golden, Joseph (Destiny) Rumley, Amy Kinnenbeck, Jr. Bell and Tasha Bell; his 29 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; his sister, Alice (George) Koonts of Pleasantville; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Elizabeth (Mohler) Bell; wife, Barbara Bell; son, Terry Bell; daughter, Peggy Jean Auglo; granddaughter, Amy Rumley; two brothers, Raymond and Bob Bell; and two sisters, Grace Rexroat and Eunice Meadors.