William E. Behun, 80, of Ocala, Fla., and of Butler died Tuesday.

He was the honorary mayor of "Cottageville," a private community in West Sunbury, where he had Lake Behun named after him.

Mr. Behun was retired from American Bridge.

He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Army Air Corps, 64th Fighter Squadron.

He was a member of the American Legion.

He is survived by a companion of 27 years, Carol Warner; two daughters, Charlotte Fioravanti and Beverly Cook; a son William A. Behun; eight grandchildren, Jason, Miranda and Craig Fioravanti, Wendy (Louis) Mattucci, Jeremy and Julie Cook, and Josh and Justin Behun; great-grandchildren, Marco James and Keira Ashley, and nieces, Sally and Debe.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Williams Behun, and a brother, Albert Behun.

<B>BEHUN</B> — Friends of William E. Behun, who died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at the<B> Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home</B>, 460 Lincoln Ave., Bellevue. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Please visit www.ltmillerfuneralhome.com for information.