Billie Ireland Obituary (1920

Billie Ireland, 92 years young, passed away Thursday, March 7th. She was born in Portland, OR, but spent the majority of her life living in Bremerton. In August of 1948, she married Daniel Ireland and was married for 58 years at the time Dan passed away. Billie was a school bus driver for Central Kitsap School District for a number of years. During her early years, she drove bus for the City of Bremerton. Billie was said to have been one of the first women school bus drivers in Bremerton. Billie was even featured in an article in the local newspaper. In addition to her work, Billie had a passion for horses, especially her little Morgan Mare, Dutchy. Billie gave many hours in volunteer service. She was a 4-H Leader, a member of the West Side Improvement Club, and an auxiliary member of the Navy Yard City Fire Department. Billie was the Open Class Rabbit Superintendent for Kitsap County Fair for many years. Billie was also a Lady Elk and coordinated donations for the Alive Shelter, as well as, a regular for the Wednesday night bingo. Billie is survived by her daughter Chris Miller and son-in-law Mike Miller; daughter Kimberly Ireland and son-in-law Matt Rios; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A celebration of life pot-luck will be held at the Silver Spur Club House on Sunday, March 17th from 2pm-4pm. Please come by and share your Billie stories!