William O. Jerrell Jr.

May 26, 1943 - October 5, 2013

William O. Jerrell Jr., age 70 of Millville, died Sat., Oct. 5, 2013 in Inspira Medical Center, Vineland, after a brief illness. Born in Millville, he was a Millville High School graduate class of 1961 and attended Gordon College in Barry, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U. S. Army and served three years in the Signal Corp as a SPC4. He served one of the three years in Vietnam with the 69th Signal Battalion. He was a mechanic and had worked for Airwork Corp, formerly of Millville, for 23 years and retired. He then changed careers and became self-employed by opening his own Hobby Shop, Hobbies R Us, Millville. He loved to fish and crab. He repaired and maintained moto-cross cycles, and enjoyed riding motorcycles. He is survived by his wife Vivian G. (Avakian) Jerrell; a son, William O. Jerrell III of Millville; two daughters, Jacqueline Jerrell of Millville and Dana Elias and husband Jason of Dividing Creek; a brother Glenn Jerrell and wife Kathy of Indiana; a sister Ann Leamer of Missouri; four grandchildren, Helana and Angie Zeller, both of Millville, and Justin and Austin Elias, both of Dividing Creek. He was predeceased by his sister Renee Maynard. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions to be made to the Frank and Edith Scarpa Regional Cancer Pavilion, 1505 West Sherman Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360.