Official Obituary of
Virginia Mae Bell
April 2, 1927 ~ September 5, 2015 (age 88) 88 Years Old
Virginia Bell Obituary
Virginia Mae Bell, 88, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Hartford City.
She was born on April 2, 1927 to Chester and Dorothy Penrod. Virginia attended Muncie Central High School and married Ernest Bell. Together they would raise their three sons in Delaware County.
Virginia was a mother and homemaker. She enjoyed company and enjoyed serving her visitors meals. Virginia and Ernest loved to watch sporting events, especially those of their grandchildren.
She is survived by her children: Larry Bell (fiance, Mona Bland), Phil Bell, and Bill Bell (wife, Glenda), her adopted daughter, Karen Bilbrey, a brother, Ralph Penrod (wife, Joyce), as well as several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Dorothy Penrod, and her husband Ernest Bell in 1994.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S. Hartford St., Eaton, with Brian Waters officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, Eaton.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Wednesday, prior to services.
She was born on April 2, 1927 to Chester and Dorothy Penrod. Virginia attended Muncie Central High School and married Ernest Bell. Together they would raise their three sons in Delaware County.
Virginia was a mother and homemaker. She enjoyed company and enjoyed serving her visitors meals. Virginia and Ernest loved to watch sporting events, especially those of their grandchildren.
She is survived by her children: Larry Bell (fiance, Mona Bland), Phil Bell, and Bill Bell (wife, Glenda), her adopted daughter, Karen Bilbrey, a brother, Ralph Penrod (wife, Joyce), as well as several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Dorothy Penrod, and her husband Ernest Bell in 1994.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S. Hartford St., Eaton, with Brian Waters officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery, Eaton.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Wednesday, prior to services.
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