William I. Bell

June 23, 1924 - December 8, 2012

William “Bill” Bell passed away on December 8, 2012 in Cameron Park, surrounded by his family. Bill is survived by his beloved wife of 6 years, Marge Bell of Cameron Park and is pre-deceased by his wife of 61 years, Della Bell. Loving father of Cheryll (Fred) Kent and Linda Sweet both of Cameron Park; grandfather of Kim Snyder, Kelli Theuring, Sean Pickard, Jason Sweet, Stephenie Carr, Patti Robertson and Jenny Morris; great grandfather of 13 and great great grandfather of 2.

A native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Bill was 88 years old. A US Army veteran of WWII, Bill was Head Sawyer at Michigan-Cal Lumber Co. in Camino for 37 years and was a long time member and builder of the Camino Community Church. He served as a Gideon for over 40 years. Bill was an avid golfer earning 10 certified hole-in-one trophies. He was a pilot and plane owner out of Placerville Airport for many years.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 14, 2012 beginning with a visitation at 9:00 a.m. and Services at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel of the Pines Funeral Home, 2855 Cold Springs Rd., Placerville. Interment will follow at Westwood Hills Memorial Park, Placerville. Contributions in Bill’s name may be made to the Gold Country Baptist Church Building Fund, 3800 No. Shingle Springs Rd., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 or Snowline Hospice of El Dorado County, 6520 Pleasant Valley Rd., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 or www.snowlinehospice.org.