William L. "Bill" Arthur William L. Bill Arthur, 88, of Jacksonville died Wednesday, January 4, 2012. He was born August 4, 1923 in Lenoir, North Carolina, one of nine children of Guy Monroe and Lillian Creech Arthur. Before retiring from the U. S. Navy, Bill saw action in the Atlantic and on Okinawa and other islands of the Pacific during World War II. On the day of armistice ending the Korean Conflict in 1953, he was chief of an aviation ordnance crew on the USS Lake Champlain.Being an expert marksman, Bill served on the 5-member Navy team that took the 1953 military championship at the Cheetham Wilson Memorial shoot. He was a member of the gold medal U.S. military team at the 1954 World International Championship in Caracas, Venezuela, and was an individual bronze medal winner at the same event.He was a member of the Jacksonville Gun Club. After a career of various international and state shooting honors, Bill was inducted into the Florida Skeet Hall of Fame in 1997.After retiring from twenty years in the Navy, Bill worked from the mid-1960s to 1970s with several local businessmens clubs, including The River Club. He was a member of the Isle of Faith United Methodist Church.Bill is survived by his wife of 43 years, Mary Butler Monroe Arthur and by two children and their spouses, Lee Gallo and Alan Burrell, and William L. Buddy and Ann Arthur, and was preceded in death by his son Guy D. Arthur. He is also survived by three stepsons and their spouses, Van S. and Jane Monroe, John R. Monroe, and Gregory B. and Linda Monroe.Bill was blessed with nine grandchildren and their spouses--William and Stacye Gallo Jr., Emily Arthur-Douglass, William L. Arthur IV, Richard and Edie Arthur, Stephen and Vicki Monroe, Michael and Anne Monroe, Richard Monroe, Jennifer and Tony Dillon, and Jessica Monroe McCormick. Bills seventeen great-grandchildren will also miss their Papa dearly.On Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 2 p.m. a funeral service will be held at George Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Blvd. South, officiated by Rev. Aaron Ankeny, pastor of Isle of Faith United Methodist Church.Visitation with the family will be held beforehand, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home, and interment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery..4140 University Blvd S Jacksonville, FL 32216 f: 904-739-81594747 Main St N Jacksonville, FL 32206 f: 904-353-0763