William Irvin “Billy” Revell, 71, of Friendship passed away August 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. He was born Nov. 18, 1941 in Friendship to B. Frank and Irene (Crosby) Revell. Billy was educated in South County at Tracey’s Elementary, and graduated from Southern Senior High School in Lothian in 1959. Billy held several jobs over the years, Brownies Service Center in Deale, Jacob’s Peterbilt in Tuxedo, International Harvester Company in Tuxedo and Richmond, Southern Maryland Cable in Tracy’s Landing and Baldwin’s Service Center in Annapolis. On June 30, 1962, he married Bonita “Bonnie” M. Nieman and they made their home in Friendship. In 1984, he started his own auto repair business, “The Greasy Wrench” in his back yard and worked there until last year when he was forced to close due to health issues. Billy served in the United States Army from May 12, 1966 to May 10, 1968, earning the National Defense Service Medal and Sharpshooters Badge Rifle. He purchased a 1941 Oldsmobile Business Coupe several years ago and could be seen on Friday evenings at the North Beach car show. He also participated in local parades. While living in Richmond during the mid-1970’s, he joined [...]
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