[Calling hours from 6 to 8 p.m., THURSDAY, 10/8, at Kinnick FH, McClurkin Memorial Chapel in Girard; calling hours from 11 a.m. to noon, FRIDAY, 10/9, at the funeral home.]

GIRARD - Luella Marie Bell, 89, passed away peacefully late Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2015, at Vista Center at the Ridge in Mineral Ridge, after a long and fulfilling life.

Luella was born Oct. 22, 1925, in Warren, a daughter of the late Raymond and Olive Wilcox Kidd, and was a lifelong area resident.

She was a 1943 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and later attended Warren Business College. Luella worked as the secretary for her husband's business, Total Video Service in Girard, and dedicated her adult life to raising and caring for her family.

Luella was a member of First Christian Church of Girard.

Mrs. Bell greatly enjoyed playing the piano, singing, gardening, and spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed the time she spent with her grandchildren.

Her husband, Robert "Red" Bell, whom she married June 1, 1945, passed away Oct. 18, 2006.

Luella leaves to cherish her memory a son, William Bell of Girard; two daughters, Sandra (Richard) Shriver of Liberty Township and Linda (Ron) Cameron of Liberty Township; 10 grandchildren, Craig, Eric, Jason, Jessica, Shawn, Becky, Bobby, Travis, Michelle, and Taylor; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Shirley Murray of Cortland.

Besides her husband, a son Robert Bell Jr., and a sister Edith Anderson, preceded her in death.

Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., THURSDAY. Oct. 8, at Kinnick Funeral Home, McClurkin Memorial Chapel, 222 S. State St., Girard.

Family and friends may also call from 11 a.m. to noon, FRIDAY, Oct. 9, at the funeral home, where funeral services will take place at noon.

Interment will follow at Girard City Cemetery, where Luella will be laid to rest next to her husband.

Luella's family suggests that memorial contributions be made in her name to First Christian Church of Girard, 140 E. Broadway Ave., Girard, OH 44420.