William Joseph "Bill" Farrell Jr., 75, of Leonardtown, MD died June 7, 2008 at Washington Hospital Center. Born July 24, 1932, in Morganza, MD he was the son of the late Edith Mabel and William Joseph Farrell Sr. He was the husband of the Nancy Lee Farrell whom he married on January 2, 1960 in St. John's Church, Hollywood, MD.

He is survived by his son Christopher and his wife Joan and his daughter Eleanor Denise Delozier and her husband Doug as well as his grandchildren Keven and Mike Farrell and step-grandchildren Irma and John Delozier.

He was a lifelong St. Mary's County resident where he graduated from Margaret Brent High School in Helen in 1951. He worked for Safeway Stores for 30 years and at Leonardtown Commissioners at the waste water treatment plant for nine years as the maintenance supervisor. He enjoyed traveling the states, 43 of them in his motor home with his family and In-Laws. He enjoyed restoring classic cars; a '53 Plymouth and a '57 Chevy which he and his wife showed. He also restored farm tractors and steam and gas engines which he showed on the East Coast.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church, Chaptico, MD with Fr. Timothy Baer officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Pallbearers will be: Anthony Hammett, Jimmy Bailey, David Farrell, Billy Rice, Jay Farrell, Charles Wallace, former sheriff of St. Mary's, Wayne Pettit, Richard Voorhau and David Zylak. Honorary pallbearers will be: The Leonardtown Commissioners & WWT plant employees; Don Kasper, Gator Delahay and Steve Hoopengardner as well as Safeway employees; Ike Lee, Greg Curry, Bob Wilhart and Buddy Long.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.