Ethelle West Wills, 87, of Beaufort, formerly of Durham, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at Pruitt Health Care Facility in Sea Level.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Manley Rose officiating. Interment will be at the Lafayette Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Ms. Wills was a resident of Otway. For many years she operated a motel with her husband Bill on Radio Island. Upon her retirement, she worked for Hardee's in Beaufort. She loved music, dancing, and observing the wildlife and beauty of her beloved Coastal home's marshes and waterways.
Ms. Wills is survived by her four nieces, Brenda Cadell, Barbara Hampton, Sandra Rigsbee, and Carolyn Williams; and six nephews, Tom Green, Larry Green, Larry Lewis, Phillip Hampton, Dee Beville and Wayne Beville, and her loving companion of 18 years, Hugh L. "Pete" Bryant.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Wills.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the funeral home.