Raymond Ricks Bell
May 3, 1929 - April 22, 2016
Rocky Mount –
Raymond Ricks Bell, age 86, died April 22, 2016, after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Paul Vernon Bell and Rosa Whitley Bell of the Oak Level community.
He began his career with the NASA Manned Space Program at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He received a commendation as a team member of the first Polaris Missile Launching from the USS George Washington on July 20, 1960. He later retired from International Telephone and Telegraph Company and returned to his native Nash County in 1989. He was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and the Oak Level Ruritan Club and was known for his mechanical ability to build and fix things.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Rick Bell; two brothers, Charles and Paul Bell; and four sisters, Rachel Bell, Rebecca Collins, Mary Lou Bell and Agnes Breedlove.
Surviving are his wife of 27 years, Tillie Lucas Bell; daughter, Cathy B. Marberry and husband, Hugh Marberry; three granddaughters, Christie Brownlee and husband, Brian; Caryn McBride and husband, Bryan; and Kassadi Bell; two grandsons, Robbie Bell and Ryan Bell; and great-granddaughter, Lauryn Kromka; sister-in-law, Ethel Bell; brother-in-law, Tom Breedlove; numerous nieces and nephews; and two step-sons, Charles Joyner and Scott Joyner.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 25, at Oak Level Baptist Church with Dr. Blake Dempsey and Dr. Rick Downing officiating. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., followed by the service at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Oak Level Baptist Church or Rock Creek Baptist Church.
Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.
Published by Rocky Mount Telegram on Apr. 24, 2016.
May 3, 1929 - April 22, 2016
Rocky Mount –
Raymond Ricks Bell, age 86, died April 22, 2016, after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Paul Vernon Bell and Rosa Whitley Bell of the Oak Level community.
He began his career with the NASA Manned Space Program at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He received a commendation as a team member of the first Polaris Missile Launching from the USS George Washington on July 20, 1960. He later retired from International Telephone and Telegraph Company and returned to his native Nash County in 1989. He was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and the Oak Level Ruritan Club and was known for his mechanical ability to build and fix things.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Rick Bell; two brothers, Charles and Paul Bell; and four sisters, Rachel Bell, Rebecca Collins, Mary Lou Bell and Agnes Breedlove.
Surviving are his wife of 27 years, Tillie Lucas Bell; daughter, Cathy B. Marberry and husband, Hugh Marberry; three granddaughters, Christie Brownlee and husband, Brian; Caryn McBride and husband, Bryan; and Kassadi Bell; two grandsons, Robbie Bell and Ryan Bell; and great-granddaughter, Lauryn Kromka; sister-in-law, Ethel Bell; brother-in-law, Tom Breedlove; numerous nieces and nephews; and two step-sons, Charles Joyner and Scott Joyner.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 25, at Oak Level Baptist Church with Dr. Blake Dempsey and Dr. Rick Downing officiating. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., followed by the service at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Oak Level Baptist Church or Rock Creek Baptist Church.
Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.
Published by Rocky Mount Telegram on Apr. 24, 2016.
Raymond Ricks Bell
May 3, 1929 - April 22, 2016
Rocky Mount –
Raymond Ricks Bell, age 86, died April 22, 2016, after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Paul Vernon Bell and Rosa Whitley Bell of the Oak Level community.
He began his career with the NASA Manned Space Program at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He received a commendation as a team member of the first Polaris Missile Launching from the USS George Washington on July 20, 1960. He later retired from International Telephone and Telegraph Company and returned to his native Nash County in 1989. He was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and the Oak Level Ruritan Club and was known for his mechanical ability to build and fix things.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Rick Bell; two brothers, Charles and Paul Bell; and four sisters, Rachel Bell, Rebecca Collins, Mary Lou Bell and Agnes Breedlove.
Surviving are his wife of 27 years, Tillie Lucas Bell; daughter, Cathy B. Marberry and husband, Hugh Marberry; three granddaughters, Christie Brownlee and husband, Brian; Caryn McBride and husband, Bryan; and Kassadi Bell; two grandsons, Robbie Bell and Ryan Bell; and great-granddaughter, Lauryn Kromka; sister-in-law, Ethel Bell; brother-in-law, Tom Breedlove; numerous nieces and nephews; and two step-sons, Charles Joyner and Scott Joyner.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 25, at Oak Level Baptist Church with Dr. Blake Dempsey and Dr. Rick Downing officiating. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., followed by the service at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Oak Level Baptist Church or Rock Creek Baptist Church.
Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.
Published by Rocky Mount Telegram on Apr. 24, 2016.
May 3, 1929 - April 22, 2016
Rocky Mount –
Raymond Ricks Bell, age 86, died April 22, 2016, after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Paul Vernon Bell and Rosa Whitley Bell of the Oak Level community.
He began his career with the NASA Manned Space Program at Cape Canaveral, Florida. He received a commendation as a team member of the first Polaris Missile Launching from the USS George Washington on July 20, 1960. He later retired from International Telephone and Telegraph Company and returned to his native Nash County in 1989. He was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church and the Oak Level Ruritan Club and was known for his mechanical ability to build and fix things.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Rick Bell; two brothers, Charles and Paul Bell; and four sisters, Rachel Bell, Rebecca Collins, Mary Lou Bell and Agnes Breedlove.
Surviving are his wife of 27 years, Tillie Lucas Bell; daughter, Cathy B. Marberry and husband, Hugh Marberry; three granddaughters, Christie Brownlee and husband, Brian; Caryn McBride and husband, Bryan; and Kassadi Bell; two grandsons, Robbie Bell and Ryan Bell; and great-granddaughter, Lauryn Kromka; sister-in-law, Ethel Bell; brother-in-law, Tom Breedlove; numerous nieces and nephews; and two step-sons, Charles Joyner and Scott Joyner.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 25, at Oak Level Baptist Church with Dr. Blake Dempsey and Dr. Rick Downing officiating. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., followed by the service at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery in Nashville.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Oak Level Baptist Church or Rock Creek Baptist Church.
Arrangements entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 661 English Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.johnsonfuneralsandcremations.com.
Published by Rocky Mount Telegram on Apr. 24, 2016.
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