Mrs. Ethel Mae Bell's Obituary
Ethel Mae Bell was born on March 28, 1951 and departed this life peacefully on November 26, 2018.
She confessed her life to Christ at a young age at Mt. Olive Baptist Church and served as a devoted usher. She later joined Greater Outreach Missionary Baptist Church and also served as a devoted usher on the usher board.
She was preceded in death by her mother Mattie Lee Thomas, a brother Johnny B. Loyd and a great granddaughter, Zora Bell.
She leaves to cherish her memories; her husband Maple Bell; one daughter Tonya Bell of Jackson, MS; two sons Gary (LaToya) Bell of DeKalb, MS, Terrance Bell of Meridian, MS; four sisters, Velma (James) Grace of Lauderdale, MS and Vanessa Blanks of Meridian, MS; four brothers, Walter (Geraldine) Loyd of Meridian, MS, Nathan (Gwen) Loyd of Fort Dodge, IA, Early Loyd of Eldorado, AR, and Daniel Thomas of Meridian, MS; seven grandchildren, Ashley Bell, Jaylen Hughes, Leeyah Hughes, Ayanna Hughes, Lajune Williams, Ameris Williams, and Braydon Bell; two great-grandchildren Neveah Bell and Honor, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
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