William S. "Bill" Bell, 54, Minneapolis, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Kay Pogue Hospice in Salina. Bill was born June 6, 1959 in Salina to James and Terri (Fisher) Bell.

He was a 1977 graduate of Bennington High School. Bill also attended the Salina Area Vo-Tech Auto Body program. He was a longtime truck driver. Bill was a fun loving and compassionate person who put other's needs before his own. He accepted the diagnosis with cancer with courage and faith - he didn't let it get his spirits down.

Bill was preceded by his parents and an infant sister, Therisa Lee Bell.

Survivors include his wife(as Bill said it, the love of his life) Joyce (Stanley) Davis; son Shelby Davis and his wife JoAnn; daughters Tere Deckard and her husband Chad and Traci Patrick and her husband Greg; brothers James Bell, Jr. and his wife Melissa Babb, Steven Bell and his wife Karen, Jon Bell and his wife Mylee, Andrew Bell and his wife Chris; sister Vickie Cramer and her husband Rocky; brothers-in-law Ed Stanley and his wife Christel, Harry Stanley and his wife Virginia, Russell Stanley and his wife Kim; sister-in-law Ruthie Copple and her husband Gary; grandchildren Tanner and Jordyn Davis, Mason Deckard, and Chloe, Emmalyn, Sage, and Hudson Patrick; and dozens of nieces, nephews, friends, and relatives.


A Celebration of Bill's life will be at 2:00 P.M, Saturday, June 22 at the Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis. Please wear your blue jeans and have a smile on your face. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Minneapolis Free Methodist Church.