Estell Edna Bell - Jonesboro

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Estell Edna Bell, 92, of Jonesboro formerly of Caraway, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Buffalo Chapel Baptist Church.

She is survived by two daughters-in-law, Sue Bell of Jonesboro and Winona Bell of Eudora; two sisters, Adna Taylor of Leachville, and Willie Collier of Caraway; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud Bell; two sons, Bill Bell and C.J. Bell; her parents, William and Emmie (Wells) Boyd; five sisters; one brother; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

A celebration of her life was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gregg Funeral Home Chapel in Monette with Rev. Tom Doty officiating. Burial was in Monette Memorial Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers were Steve Hodge, Hatton Weeks, Troy Case, Meredith Collier, Tony Collier and Harvey Faulkner. Honorary pallbearers were N. Mark Bell, Cody Willoughby, Mark Willis and employees of Jonesboro Healthcare Center.

Personal condolences may be sent to the Bell family at www.greggfunerals.com.