Charles Maurice Bell^{[1, 2]}

1936 - 2015  (79 years)

• Name	Charles Maurice Bell
  Born	27 Jun 1936
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Dec 2015  [3, 4]
  Person ID	I74517	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	James Hezekiah Bell,   b. 20 Feb 1889, Marshall, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Aug 1970  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Nancy Louise Presnell,   b. 14 Dec 1894,   d. 6 Apr 1981  (Age 86 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1912	Piney Grove Church, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F25334	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sandra J. Merchant,   d. Bef 11 Dec 2015
  Children	+ 1. Derek Bell,   b. 12 Sep 1968  (Age 55 years)   2. Edmond Dean Bell,   b. 12 Mar 1970,   d. 16 Nov 1970  (Age 0 years)   3. Jamison "Jamie" Bell,   b. 15 Oct 1971  (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F27655	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sandra Raquel Alvorado
  Children	1. Kristian Alexsandra Bell,   b. 30 Aug 1991  (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F27656	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  a0074562.jpg Clyde Bell Sr., third from left, was honored by Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday, Sept. 14, as a CCC veteran. From left, are Linda Proffitt, Elsie Bell, Bell, Wilma Bell Proffitt, Charles Bell, Clyde Bell, Jr., and Joe Proffitt, Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 23, 203. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 11 Sep 2005. Dorothy Deanne Ogle obituary [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 8 Jan 2016. Wilma Faye Bell Proffitt obituary [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 11 Dec 2015. (June 27, 1936 - December 11, 2015) Charles Maurice Bell, 79, of Sevierville, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at his home. He was preceded in death by his son, Edmond Dean Bell, parents, James H. and Nancy Presnell Bell, brothers, Edmond, Chester, and James, Jr. Bell, sisters, Mary Bell Smith, Dorothy Bell Ogle, Louise Bell Kyker, and infant, Ailene Bell, and former wife, Sandra Merchant Bell. He is survived by his sons, Derek Bell of Sevierville, and Jamison (Jamie) Bell of Boston, grandchildren, Kristian (Carl) Diebold of Franklin, TN, and Derek Bell, Jr. of Sevierville, brother, Clyde (Elsie) Bell of Hawthorne, Florida, sisters, Hazel Bell Kuszmaul of Homer, Alaska, and Wilma Proffitt of Newport. Charles was a USAF Veteran of 17 years serving in Japan and the Vietnam Conflict as a radar operator, He was also an Artist/Illustrator for the Air Force. Following his retirement from the Air Force, he enrolled in Walters State School of Nursing and was a member of the first graduating class of nurses. Charles continued his painting and his masterpieces grace many homes and offices throughout the US. He will be greatly missed and forever loved by his family and friends. Cremation arrangement provided by Brown Funeral Home Brown Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bell Family.