Richard Bell

Richard "Jerry" Bell, 70, of Cape Girardeau passed away Nov. 15, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 19, 1950, in Camden, Tennessee, the son of Lee Roy and Ruby Asalee Hardin Bell.

Jerry had been a truck driver for many years. He drove over the road for Wal-Mart in Cullam, Alabama, for 13 years. He was also a member of the Lakeville Masonic Lodge 489 as well as a Shriner. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Vietnam War.

Jerry's hobbies included working on and restoring old cars such as his Impala and Camaro. He loved his family with his whole heart. He loved spending his time holding his grandbabies. He had also never met a stranger.

Jerry and Charlene Graff were united in marriage on Nov. 7, 1980 at Cape Girardeau and she survives of the home.

Survivors include; his wife, Charlene Bell; a son, Jerry (Marsha) Bell of Advance, Missouri; three daughters, Brenda (Kevin) Walker of Puxico, Missouri, Pamela (John) Mitchell of Los Angeles, California; and Deborah (Robert) Lee of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Larry Bell; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers and three sisters.

Visitation will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. at the chapel with the Rev. Michael Lee officiating. The family requests masks be worn to the services. A private family burial will be held at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri.