FELTON - Joseph France Bewley passed away, June 10, 2018 at Kent General Hospital.
Mr. Bewley was born April 5, 1944 in Chicago, Ill. to Eunice Faye Bewley and the late Eugene Bewley.
He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and then the United States Coast Guard where he retired as Chief Petty Officer. After his military career he worked as a carpenter. He enjoyed fishing with his grandson and hunting.
In addition to his father he was preceded in death by daughter, Denise Bewley.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Doris Greenwell Bewley of Felton; daughters, Sharon Lynn Dillon of Arizona, Bonnie Lee Reedy of Felton, and Sandra Joan Johnson of Okolahoma; son, Joseph Bewley, Jr.; sister, Suella Short of Clarksburg, West Virginia; grandchildren, Dora Hall, Jamie, Billy Joe and Michelle Johnson, Larry Eugene and Dustin Wayne Dillon, James Sullivan, Christina and Stacey Reedy and Angel Tripp; great grandchildren, Mary Eliz-Sweeten, Krystal Morales, Deanna, Rochelle and Timothy Hall, Daniel Bewley; nieces, Doris Elizabeth Bauman and Cheryl Ann Greenwell.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road (Rt.10), Dover. Friends may call one hour prior. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Letters of condolences may be sent and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com