BILL GARTRELL, age 92, a resident of Irving since 1964, formerly of Shreveport, Louisiana, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at his home. Born April 9, 1922 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Richard Wesley Gartrell and Thelma Kunukau, Bill was proud of his Hawaiian heritage. A U.S. Army veteran, he married Gnell Baker on July 5, 1945 in Tyler, Texas. A retired electrical engineer, he had worked for Continental Electronics in Dallas, and he was a member of Gross Road Baptist Church in Mesquite. Bill was preceded in death by his children, William Robert Gartrell, Donna Gnell Turner and James Richard Gartrell. Survivors include his wife, Gnell of Irving; daughters, Marylyn Jeffcoat and husband Tommy of Trinidad, and Alice Hartnett and husband Stan of Itasca; sons, John Gartrell and wife Marie of Alvarado, and Rodger Gartrell and wife Rita of Grand Prairie; 20 grandchildren; 41 great grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren; and sister, Thelma Chock of Honolulu. A visitation will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Monday, October 6 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving; Service is 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 7 in the funeral home chapel. Burial 3:00 p.m., at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas.