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William JEWELL

July 6, 2007

JEWELL William "Bud" 1934 - 2007 It is with great sadness that the family of William "Bud" Jewell of Elnora announce his passing after a long and valiant battle with cancer on Saturday, June 30, 2007 at Three Hills. Bud, the second son of Alton and Ella Jewell, was born on May 30, 1934. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ellen; four sons, Delbert (Marlene) of Mirror, Bill (Lorrie) and Jim (Chickee) of Elnora and Ken (Brenda) of Swalwell as well as thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bud is also survived by two brothers, Bob (Doreen) of Delburne, and Don (Rose) of Pine Lake. He was predeceased by his parents, a brother Danny and a grandson Jerry. Bud's life work was spent building and maintaining roads in Alberta with many years with Lacombe County and Alberta Transportation out of Trochu. Bud passed on his love of hunting and fishing to his sons, daughters-in-law, and grand- children. With Bud his "Tall Tales" were mainly true adventures. His sense of humour was renowned and held true to the end. A Celebration of Bud's life will be held at the Elnora Community Center, Elnora, Alberta on Monday, July 9th at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 - 29 Street NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N2 or to the Alberta Diabetes Foundation, 12834 - 163 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5V 9Z9 Arrangements entrusted to MOUNTAIN VIEW FUNERAL CHAPELS 24 - 2nd Avenue No. Three Hills, Alberta (403) 443-5111. Proudly serving the community for over 45 years.