WILLIAM DOUGLAS COTTREL, 81, of Pemberton, passed away on December 24th, 2011 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
Born in Dayton on July 27th, 1930, Bill was the son of the late Loretta Emma (Schmeisser) Cottrel of Pemberton, and the late Ralph Layton Cottrel. Bill married Jeanne Protsman on Jan. 1st, 1949 in Sidney.
In addition to his wife of 63 years, Cottrel is survived by five children: William Russell (Rusty) and Pam Cottrel of Springfield; Polly Cottrel of Conover; Robbin and Tom Roberts, Cherryvale, Kansas; Mark Cottrel of Pemberton; and Cindy and Randy Jackson of Degraff; 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters: Polly and Lowell Ford of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, and Marguerite and Ronnie Bell of Degraff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his mentor and dear friend, Cable Pepper, and a newborn great grandson.
Bill was a 1948 graduate of Perry High School. He began a lifetime of community service as a Boy Scout leader and a youth baseball coach. He worked in Stolle’s from 1949 – 1966.
A life long member of Pemberton United Methodist Church, Bill was a Lay Leader, Trustee, Sunday School Superintendent, and Teacher.
Active politically, he served two terms as a Perry Township Trustee. He was on the Shelby County Democratic Central Committee and in 1970 ran for state representative. 
Bill was a beekeeper his entire life, keeping at one time more than 300 hives as the owner of 7C’s Honey Producers. He became the Ohio State Deputy Apiary Inspector after many years as County Inspector for Shelby and Miami counties, and served as the Vice President of the Ohio Beekeepers Association.
Bill was known throughout the area as auctioneer “Dollar Bill.” With his wife Jeanne at his side as Clerk, Bill worked as an auctioneer for 53 years. For many years he was teamed with the late John Fogt of Cottrel and Fogt Auction Service. He retired from the auction business in 2001.
Bill Cottrel will be remembered for his honesty, dignity, humility, and generosity. 
Funeral Services were held Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 at the Pemberton United Methodist Church with Pastor Don Burley officiating. The family received friends on Tuesday until the hour of services at the church. The burial followed at Cedar Point Cemetery in Pasco. Funeral arrangements were provided by Cromes Funeral Home, 302 S. Main Ave., Pasco, OH.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Pemberton United Methodist Church or to Wilson Home Health and Hospice in William "Bill" Cottrel's memory. Condolences may be expressed to the Cottrel family at this website, www.cromesfh.com