Wilbur Lee Jewell

April 28, 1925 – October 18, 2011

W.L. "Bill" Jewell went home to his

Lord and Savior October 18, 2011.

He was born April 28, 1925 in Colorado

Springs, Colorado to Lyman and Inez

Jewell. He went to grade school in

Denver and later moved to Monterey

Park, California where he graduated

from Mark Keppell High School. He

entered the Navy and served in the

Phillipines during WWII. He was

preceeded in death by his parents and

stepmother.

He is survived by the love of his life,

Margaret, and two step-children,

Jerry Kappler and Nancy Fenty; four

grandchildren, two of which are serving

our country; two great-grandchildren

and two sisters, Jeane Doncaster of

California and Ruth Jewell of Washington.

Bill married Margaret in 1965, after

retiring in 1979 they enjoyed traveling for

three years with RVICS (Roving

volunteers and Christs Service) and then

ten winters in Tucson, AZ working with

UIM Missionary designing electronic

devices for use on the mission field and

two winters doing the same for Campus

Crusade.

Memorial services will be held Saturday,

October 22, at 2:00 p.m. at Heritage

Church 2935 Patterson Road,

Grand Junction, CO. If you so desire, in

lieu of flowers, please remember the

Heritage Church building fund, or

Hospice & Pallative Care Center

of Grand Junction, CO.

Arrangements under the direction of

Martin Mortuary, Grand Junction, CO.