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William Lee Bentley

Male 1915 - 2001  (85 years)


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  • Name William Lee Bentley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 14 Nov 1915  Calistoga, Napa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Apr 2001  Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: heart attack 
    Cremation Terrace Gardens Cemetery, Yellowstone County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I44  CCBasic
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2026 

    Father William Thomas Bentley   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Ethel Belle Rhoades   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F7564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Worthen Burrows,   b. 2 Apr 1920, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1993, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1938  [1
    William Bentley - Frances Burrows -- News Article
    William Bentley - Frances Burrows -- News Article
    Family ID F19  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2026 

  • Photos
    William and Frances Burrows Bentley -- Grave Marker
    William and Frances Burrows Bentley -- Grave Marker

    Documents
    William Lee Bentley -- Death Certificate
    William Lee Bentley -- Death Certificate

  • Sources 
    1. [S538] California. Napa., California, Napa County -- The Napa Journal (Newspapers.com), 23 Aug 2026, "Frances Burrows, Lee Bentley, Betrothed," 14 September 1938, p. 3, col. 3; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/567496940/ : accessed 23 Aug 2026). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S539] State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics in Helena, Montana -- Death Index 1860-2007, ((https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1941331 : 2025)), 23 Aug 2026, accessed 23 Aug 2026), William Bently, index no. 2629. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S540] Montana State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Ancestry, Montana -- State Deaths, 1907-2018, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5437 :August 2020.), 23 Aug 2026, death certificate 2001-002629 (2001), William Lee Bentley, accessed 23 Aug 2026. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S540] Montana State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Ancestry, Montana -- State Deaths, 1907-2018, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5437 :August 2020.), 23 Aug 2026, death certificate 93-006117 (1993), Frances Bentley, accessed 23 Aug 2026. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S99] California Office of Health Information and Research, California -- Birth Index 1905-1995 (Online), ((http://www.californiabirthindex.org)), 24 Aug 2026, accessed 24 Aug 2026), Susanna Lee Bentley. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S99] California Office of Health Information and Research, California -- Birth Index 1905-1995 (Online), ((http://www.californiabirthindex.org)), 24 Aug 2026, accessed 24 Aug 2026), David John Bentley. (Reliability: 3).