Obituary of William Flavin

William Flavin Jr.William E. “Bill” Flavin Jr. of Eugene died July 21 at age 86. The family chose not to list the cause of death. A private celebration of life will be held later.He was born April 11, 1925, in Mount Gilead, Ohio, to William and Katherine Bakes Flavin. He married Phyllis Myers on June 11, 1944, in Greenup, Ky.He graduated from Mount Gilead High School and studied at the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He served in the Navy during World War II. He worked as a motorcycle policeman for the Los Angeles Police Department retired as co-owner of Jewett Insurance Agency in Yuma, Ariz.Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cheryl Flavin of Cheshire and Cynthia Stults of Eugene; a son, Bryan of Gold Beach; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.