Individual Details

William Alonzo Stell Jr.

(27 Feb 1921 - 24 Aug 2011)

Mr. Billy A. Stell, Jr., 90, of Hamburg, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Pinewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crossett. Mr. Stell was a native of Ashley County and a life long resident of Hamburg. He worked for Georgia-Pacific Plywood Mill for 38 years and he was a member of the Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Lydia Bozeman Stell in 2003; a son, Zack Bozeman in 1988; his parents, William & Carrie Croswell Stell; five sisters, Velma Stell Sullivan, Doris Stell Smith, Nadine Stell Kelley, Katie Stell Chadwick and Mildred Stell Tucker and a brother, Edward Stell.
He is survived by a grandson, Billy Bozeman and wife, Ruthie, of Hamburg; a granddaughter, Debbie Rogers of El Dorado; four great-grandchildren, Grace Rogers & Justin Rogers, Ashley Greene and Courtney Keller; a great-great-grandchild, Nicolas Mondragon and a host of nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral services and burial are 10 a.m., Saturday, August 27, 2011 in the Promise Land Cemetery with Rev. Charles Pullin officiating. Pallbearers are Steven Kelley, Kevin Smith, Jimmy Mack Sullivan, Sammy Wallace, Billy Stafford, Scotty Stafford, Haskell Carpenter and Charles Carpenter. Memorials may be made to the Promise Land Cemetery Association, c/o Mrs. JoAnne Sullivan, 318 Ashley Road 131, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Visitation will be 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Saturday at Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church.

Events

Birth27 Feb 1921Ashley County, Arkansas
Census (family)-shared4 Apr 1930(William Alonzo Stell and Carrie Elizabeth Croswell) Prairie, Ashley County, Arkansas
Census (family)-shared15 Apr 1940(William Alonzo Stell and Carrie Elizabeth Croswell) Prairie, Ashley County, Arkansas
Marriage11 Aug 1950Chicot County, Arkansas - Lydia W. Bozeman
Residence1 Mar 1991Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas
Death24 Aug 2011Crossett, Ashley County, Arkansas
BurialPromise Land Cemetery, Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseLydia W. Bozeman (1924 - 2003)
FatherWilliam Alonzo Stell (1878 - 1969)
MotherCarrie Elizabeth Croswell (1885 - 1965)
SiblingEdward Alonzo Stell (1905 - 1937)
SiblingVelma Gertrude Stell (1906 - 1996)
SiblingKatie Lorine Stell (1909 - 1933)
SiblingOpal Doris Stell (1912 - 2004)
SiblingMildred Christine Stell (1914 - 2007)
SiblingWillie Nadine Stell (1918 - 1993)

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