Mr. Howard Bell
Mr. William Howard Bell, age 88, of Eastanollee, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025, at The Clary Care Center.
Born March 28, 1936 in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Isom “I.L.” and Irene Morgan Bell.
Mr. Bell served in the United States Army Reserves and was a member of Tom’s Creek Baptist Church. He owned Bell’s Gas & Grocery and served as a Stephens County Commissioner for one term. He also worked for Georgia Power, WABCO and the Georgia Baptist Assembly.
Family members include his sons, William David Bell (Pamela) and Dennis Bell (Cherilyn); grandson, William Hunter Bell (Haley); great-grandchildren, Kara L. Bell and Floyd H. Bell; sisters, Juanita Worley and Barbara Ann Dooley; brothers, James Bell and Joe Bell (Linda); and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Anne Sheriff Bell; sister, Jimmie Alewine; and brother, Thomas Bell.
The family will receive friends at the mortuary from 5pm – 8pm Tuesday, February 4, 2025, and from 1pm until the service hour Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from the Chapel of Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Jewell Gaines, the Rev. Wayne Marcus and Mr. Fred Williams officiating.
Burial will follow at Stephens Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Wayne Marcus officiating.
Rex Dooley, Terry Dooley, T. R. Dooley, Derek Bell, Adrian Sheriff and Kevin Bell will serve as pallbearers. William Hunter Bell will serve as an honorary pallbearer.
The family would like to say a special thank you to the staff of the Wilkinson Center and the Clary Care Center for the care, love and respect they gave to Mr. Bell.
The family respectfully requests no flowers. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.
Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers and sign the online guestbook at www.whitlockmortuary.net
Whitlock Mortuary, Funerals and Cremations is honored to be serving the family of Mr. William Howard Bell.