Junior Belile
March 22, 1940 – June 9, 2022

Chauvin Alberta Belile Jr., "Junior", as he was known to most of us, passed away June 9th, in Bakersfield, California, where he and Judy were staying with daughter Connie and family.

Junior was born to Chauvin and Bernice Belile in Steele, North Dakota on March 22, 1940 - the eighth, of what would be become twelve children. As you can image the stories are never ending. Stories of working the farm with his family to fixing and breaking cars with his brothers, cousins and lifelong friends to trading horses for cars and cars for horses. As a youngster, Junior enjoyed farming, mechanics and riding horses. As he grew up he became interested in cars. Junior graduated from Driscoll School in 1958, he was the salutatorian of his thirteen member graduating class.

In 1958 he joined the United States Marine Corp. and was eventually stationed in Twenty – Nine Palms, California. He began visiting his cousin Luella Schnieder in Blythe, California and soon met her neighbor Judyth Ann Barker. After many nights of Dancing at the A1 and Sam's and a 1962 honorable discharge from the Marine Corp he and Judy were married on June 14, 1963 and established their home in Blythe. Junior began working at Union Feed yards and eventually went to work for the Palo Verde Irrigation District where he retired after a 38 year career. Daughters Kelly and Connie were born in 1964 and 1968 to complete the family.

Junior was a member of the Mason's and the community of Blythe. He loved his family, his friends, Cars and Strangers. (not necessarily in that order). After retirement, Junior and Judy spent their summers at Daughter Kelly and Scott Clarkes in Fox Island, Washington and officially became snowbirds.

Junior was preceded in death by his parents, Chauvin and Bernice Belile, Siblings; Murial (Victor) Glott, Wayne (Sylvia) Belile, Curtis (Dorthy) Belile, and Loudell Belile. He is survived by his wife Judy, Daughters Kelly (Scott) Clarke, Connie (Ben) Taft , grandchildren Chelsea(Aaron) South, Chandler Clarke, Liam, Ethan and Riley Taft, and great granddaughter Iris South. Siblings Garnet (Clarence) Burg, Donald Belile, Art (Edna) Belile, Jerry (Dorothy)Belile, Leila (Richard) Carlson, Roxene (Richard) LeMeiux and Ardeen Brenieces .

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Frye Chapel &Mortuary, 633 N. 7th Street, Blythe, CA 92225.

In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be made to the Blythe Cancer Resource Center PO Box 1266, Blythe, CA 92226.