Date of birth: 04 Nov 1920
Date of death: 25 Apr 2003

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Burial Information

Section 06 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 0627-02
Status: Occupied

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Veteran Information

Branch: US ARMY AIR CORPS
War/Campaign: WORLD WAR II

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Obituary
William "Billy" Alexander Rathell
William "Billy" Alexander Rathell 82, of Lexington died Saturday, April 26, 2003 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Services were Monday, April 28 at the Southern Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington at 2:00 p.m. with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Bro. Matt Brady officiated.

Mr. Rathell was the son of the late William Arthur Rathell and Zenith Swinney. He served as Fire Chief for the City of Lexington for 41 years before his retirement. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. His wife, Ouida Barnett Rathell, preceded him in death.

Survivors include: one daughter, Debra Cain of Durant; one sister, Rebecca Rathell of Lexington; two brothers, Ben Rathell of Natchitoches, Louisiana and James A. Rathell of Mena, Arkansas and two grandsons.

Active pallbearers were: Danny Barnett, Johnathan Sheppard, Jason Dew, Jimmy Dale Thomas, Paul Hager, and Claude "Bubber" Carnathan.

Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. Charles Campbell, Billy Zeigler, Mack Grantham, Mike Lammons, John Rayford Ellison, Sam Reynolds, and D.A. "Mac" McCrory.

Family Relations of William Alexander Rathell

Parents:
William Arthur Rathell
Zenith Swinney Rathell

Siblings:
Wesley Arthur Rathell
Ben S. Rathell
Mary Amelia Rathell Hager
William Alexander Rathell
Alice Rathell Kellum

Spouse:
Ouida Barnett Rathell

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