William “Bill” Owle, 76, of 133 Tsali Manor St., Cherokee, passed away at Mountain Trace Nursing Center in Webster after an extended illness on Sept. 12, 2011.
He was the son of the late Joseph C. Owle and Lillian Stanley Bradley of Cherokee. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and also the U.S. Marine Corps.
He is survived by a brother Fred Bradley and wife Diane of Cosby, Tenn., sisters, Mona Colburn and husband Bob, of California, Becky Shultz, and Wahlela Moynihan.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Shawn Bradley and Johnson Lee Owle.
A funeral service will be held at Long House Funeral Home on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 at 5pm with a visitation one hour prior starting at 4pm. Foreman Bradley will officiate the service.
A Military Graveside Service will be held at 2pm on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Yellow Hill Veteran’s Cemetery in Cherokee. Graveside services are to be conducted by the American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post # 143 and the representative military personnel.
Long House Funeral Home assisted in the arrangements.