Bates County Obituaries
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BELLIS, James William (1930 - 2008)
Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel Inc.
James "Jim" William Bellis, April 10, 1930 - September 23, 2008. Funeral
services for James "Jim" William Bellis will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 26,
2008 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Dr.
Terry Davis officiating. Visitation, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Schowengerdt
Chapel. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions, Butler First Baptist
Church or Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Machinery Association. James
"Jim" William Bellis, age 78 of Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, September 23,
2008 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler. He was born April 10, 1930 to
Paul Evan and Hellen May Greer Bellis in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim is survived
by his wife, Georgianna Bellis of Butler, Missouri; two sons, Jerry W. Bellis of
Overland Park, Kansas and Edward "Eddie" D. Bellis and wife Debbie of Archie,
Missouri; a son-in-law, Roger Wentz of Kansas City, Missouri; five
grandchildren, Nickole Wentz McGall, Amanda Michelle Bellis, Joshua Bellis,
Jason Bellis and David Bellis; and seven great-grandchildren, Nay McGall, Josina
McGall, Jerrica McGall, Tracy McGall, Blake Bellis, Skylar Bellis and Gavin
Bellis. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Billie Jean
Wentz in 2007.
BELLIS, James William (1930 - 2008)
Adrian Journal, 3 October 2008
James “Jim” William Bellis 1930-2008 - James “Jim” William Bellis, age 78 of
Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Bates County Memorial
Hospital in Butler. He was born April 10, 1930 to Paul Evan and Hellen May Greer
Bellis in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services were held Friday, September
26, 2008 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri with Dr. Terry Davis
officiating. Interment, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Contributions,
Butler First Baptist Church. Services were under the direction of the
Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler.