Willard Charles "Bill" BENTLEY
BENTLEY, HEWITT, EBLEN, DAVIS, BUCK
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 7/29/2010 at 01:53:37
OBITUARY - WILLARD CHARLES "BILL" BENTLEY
Willard "Bill" BENTLEY, 81, of Clearfield, formerly of Diagonal, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Powers Funeral Home at the junction of Highways 34 and 25 in Creston.
Pastor Tim MAXA will officiate. Flag presentation will be by the American Legion Post #395 of Diagonal. A reception will be held at the funeral home following the service. Burial will be at the Bethel Cemetery south of Diagonal at a later date. Memorials are to be established. Online condolences may be given under the obituary category at www.powersfh.com .
Willard "Bill" Charles BENTLEY, son of Orville Leroy BENTLEY and Velma Edith (HEWITT) BENTLEY was born September 4, 1928 in Union Co., Iowa. Bill graduated from Diagonal High School in 1945. On June 27, 1948 Bill was united in marriage to Barbara Ann BUCK in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. They settled in the Diagonal area where they farmed.
From 1953 to 1955 Bill served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. After his discharge from the service, Bill returned to farming in the Diagonal area. In 1983, they retired from farming and opened Mom and Dad's Bar in Diagonal and Willard’s Trucking. In 2002, they moved to Clearfield.
Bill was a member of the Presbyterian Church, a 45-year member and past Commander of the American Legion Post #395 of Diagonal, past Vice Commander of the Iowa Fifth district of the American Legion and past president of Lions Club of Diagonal.
Bill is survived by his wife, Barb of Clearfield; two sons, Billy (wife Joan) BENTLEY and Jim (wife Laura) BENTLEY, both of Diagonal; one daughter, Karen (husband Mike) EBLEN of Creston; one granddaughter, Kayla BENTLEY; one sister, Marjorie (husband Keith) DAVIS of Ames; three brothers-in-law, Roland (wife Jane) BUCK of Mt. Ayr, Don (wife Sandy) BUCK of Denver, Ia. and Merritt (wife Wilma) BUCK of Marietta, Ga.; two sisters-in-law, Carol Lee BENTLEY of Diagonal and Phyllis BUCK of Creston; and several aunts and uncles, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Robert and Donald BENTLEY, father and mother-in-law, Raymond & Dorthy BUCK, and a brother-in-law, Dick BUCK.
SOURCE: www.funeralplan.com/powersfh/obits?id=202226
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2010
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