Billye Bell resident of Sugar City, Idaho was born on April 29, 1933 to Julius Frank Better and Marie Louise Howard in Prescott, Arizona.

Billye married her high school sweetheart in 1951, Ernest R Bell died October 15, 2014. Although they divorced in 1979 mom continued to care for him until his death.

Billye raised her 4 children, Janet, Michael, Ronald & James in Kern County, California. She worked from home in her husband's business of small appliance repair. They also had sprayrite car wash and laundromats, they serviced.

The business dissolved in 1967, and she went to work for a small appliance parts company, today known as Coast Appliance in Bakersfield, California. She retired from there in 1998, that's when she began to enjoy her Grandchildren, and her many Great Grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter Janet (Kenny) Lynch, daughter-in-law Ellen Bell, her Grandkids Alicia Brown, Trena (Chad) Bell-Calvin, Tim (Loree) Lynch, Dianne Bell, Bobby Stevenson, James Bell Jr, Heather Hoge & Melvin Bell. As well as her many great grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her parents Julius & Marie Better, her brother Donald Bucknam and his wife June, her sister Dorothy DeVine, her three sons, 2 great grandchildren, Tracy L Bell and Nathan R Lynch.

Service will be held on June 2 at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace Baptist church.