Salley - Mr. David Poston Bell, 74, entered into rest Wednesday, March23, 2011.
Mr. Bell is survived by his wife of 55 years, Norma Jean Russell Bell, children; Patty (Jack) Davis of Springfield, Pamela Jean (Scotty) Poole of Charleston, and Paula Kay (Ralph) Hutson of Lexington, grandchildren; Davey (Lani) Taylor, Nikki (Joe) Starrett, Patrick (Morgan) Taylor, Wesley Poole, Shaun (Tara) Bell-Poole, Kelsey (Kyle) Livingston, Sommer (Shaun Gilbert) Hutson, Ashleigh (Wayne) Starrett, and Savannah Hutson, great grandchildren; Debbie Taylor, Billy Taylor, Marshall Starrett, Courtney Taylor, Lola Taylor, and Ryleigh Starrett, and brother Alvin (Barbara Ann) Bell.
Mr. Bell was the son of the late Soverign Benjamin “S.B. and Mattie Fannie Poston Bell. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army National Guard, and a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Mr. Bell retired from Western Electric after 30 years of service. He loved farming and his animals.
Visitation will be Saturday from 6 – 8 pm in the Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be 3 pm Sunday in the Tabernacle Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Bell will be placed in the church an hour before the service for viewing. Active pallbearers will be Davey Taylor, Patrick Taylor, Wesley Poole, Shaun Bell-Poole, Wayne Starrett, Joe Starrett, and Billy Taylor. Employees of Western Electric will serve as honorary pallbearers.
