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Submitted: 1/21/21 • Approved: 1/21/21 • Last Updated: 1/24/21 • R1361421-G1047705-S3
Jimmy 14 Jun 1958 - 20 Jan 2021 father
Regina - Pre-need / living wife/mother
Justin 23 Jul 1985 - 15 Feb 2012 son
Marriage: 25 Jul 1980 Strawberry, Lawrence County, Arkansas
Jimmy Dean Bell husband of Regina Nadine (Bratcher) Bell and father of Justin D Bell. Jimmy Dean Bell son of A.L. Bell and Dolores (Martz) Bell.
Justin Dewayne Bell son of Jimmy Dean Bell and Regina Nadine (Bratcher) Bell.
*obituary
Jimmy Dean Bell of Saffell, AR
June 14, 1958 - January 20, 2021
Jimmy Dean Bell, 62, carpenter, cattle farmer, volunteer fireman, bee keeper, husband, father, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home, January 20, 2021 after a bravely fought battle with esophageal cancer. Jim loved his family, friends and his farm. Please remember him with a smile when you load your best dog to check the cows, smell fresh sawn wood or fresh cut hay. When you see honey bees and taste their honey, or see the sunset from your back porch, remember him. When you measure twice and cut once and when your actions speak instead of words, think of him.
Jimmy was born to A.L. Bell and Dolores (Martz) Bell on June 14, 1958 at Gray's Hospital in Batesville, Arkansas. He went to school at Strawberry School District and Gateway VoTech in building trades; he married Regina Nadine (Bratcher) Bell on July 25, 1980 in Strawberry, Lawrence County, Arkansas. In 2020 he and Regina Bell celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. He worked as a General Contractor and owned his own business, Bell Construction, for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Regina Nadine (Bratcher) Bell of Saffell; his mother, Dolores (Martz) Bell of Saffell; his mother-in-law, Janice Nadine (Durham) Bratcher of Strawberry; sisters, Renee (Bell) Hoover of Austin, Texas and Michelle (Bell) Park and husband, Frank Park of Memphis, Tennessee; brother-in-law, Bobby Bratcher and wife, Denise of Smithville, Arkansas; nieces and nephews, Michael Hoover, Kara Land, Elyssa Hoover, Sydney Hoover, Logan Park, Cameron Wenzel, Jase Hoover, Ellie Land, Zakary Bratcher, Dakota (Bratcher) Mangrum and husband, Justin. Also, aunt, Linda Diane (Martz) Sinele; uncle, William Gary Martz; aunt, Deanna (Durham) Wrenn and husband Stan of Strawberry.
Jimmy was preceded in death by his only child, a son, Justin D. Bell; his father, A.L. Bell; father-in-law, Charles Bratcher; and grandparents, Bert Manfern Bell, Rosetta (Mitchell) Bell, Owen Rozzell ''Snooks'' Martz and Dorothy Verneal (Slayden) Martz.
The family of Jimmy Bell wishes to extend our sincere thanks to many friends and family, Dr. Khan and the Oncology Nurses at WRMC, Dr. Jason Muesse and the Cardio Thoracic Team, as well as Dr. David Bumpass at UAMS.
Pallbearers are Tom Carley, Brad Maxwell, Kenny Morse, Frank Park, Michael Hoover, Lynn Martz, Shawn Sinele, and Brian Bell. Honorary pallbearers will be Zak Bratcher, Logan Park, Joel Ward, Chris Sinele, and members of Saffell Volunteer Fire Department.
Graveside services will begin at 2:00 pm Friday, January 22, 2021 at Union Cemetery in Dowdy under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made in his honor to Children's Home Inc. of Paragould, 5515 Walcott Rd, Paragould, AR 72450 or Saffell Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 5, Saffell, AR 72572.
We are complying with the Arkansas Department of Health guidelines. All attendees must provide and wear their own masks and social distancing will be observed.
Obituary provided through Roller-Crouch Funeral Home Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. Published 20 Jan 2021.
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Justin DeWayne Bell
23 Jul 1985 - 15 Feb 2012
SAFFELL Justin DeWayne Bell, 26, of Saffell died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, in Rogers. He was born July 23, 1985, in Newport and was the son of Jimmy Bell and Regina Bratcher Bell.
Justin graduated from River Valley High School in 2004 and graduated from the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton in 2007 with a degree in surveying. He was employed as a surveyor with the Arkansas Highway Department.
He was a good kid, big-hearted, who would do anything for anybody and always had a big smile. He said his dad was his best friend, and his brand was B-squared. He loved his cows, his animals, his honeybees, the outdoors, tractors and hay season. Justin was a member of the Strawberry Church of Christ.
Survivors include his parents of Saffell; paternal grandparents, A.L. Bell and Delores Martz Bell of Saffell; maternal grandmother, Janice Bratcher of Strawberry; uncle, Bobby Bratcher and wife Denise of San Antonio; aunts, Renee Hoover and husband Robbie of Cabot, and Michelle Parks and husband Frank of Milwaukee; cousins, Dakota and Zakary Bratcher, Michael, Kara, Elyssia and Sydney Hoover, and Logan Parks; and many friends and co-workers.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charles Bratcher.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Strawberry Church of Christ with Jerry Clements and Curt Howard officiating.
Burial will be in Union Cemetery at Saffell by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Pallbearers are Robert Hendrickson, Jody Doyle, Kenny Digman, Michael Hoover, Roger Ward, Scott Ward, Shawn Sinele and Chris Sinele.
Honorary pallbearers are Zakary Bratcher, Travis Sutton, Lynn Martz, the Arkansas State Highway Surveyors Division, the River Valley High School Class of 2004 and the Saffell Volunteer Fire Department.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the Strawberry Church of Christ.
Memorials may be made to Children's Homes Inc., 5515 Old Walcott Road, Paragould 72450. Online registry: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com
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