Richard W. Bell

Services for Richard W. Bell, Sr., 86, of Eastlake, will be at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. The Rev. Michael J. Currier of the Body of Christ Community Church will officiate at the service.

The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Tuesday, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Bell passed away peacefully on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Mount Saint Joseph in Euclid.

Born May 11, 1933 in Independence, WV, he has lived in Lake County for more than 60 years.

He was a United States Army veteran and was a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in Willoughby for 30 years.

Survivors are his wife of 63 years, Jacqueline M. (Albers) Bell; children, Richard W. Bell, Jr. (Tina Piszczor) and Deborah M. (Allen) Mullen; grandchildren, Richard W. (Jacqui) Bell, III, Brett W. Bell (Jennifer), Kurt W. Bell, Daniel A. (Chanda) Mullen, Elizabeth O. (Sean) Collins and Ethan D. Mullen (Alyssa); great grandchildren, Jaxon and Landon Bell, Rowan Mullen and Olivia Collins and brother, John F. (Jackie) Bell, Jr. He also leaves many nieces and nephews and their families; brother-in-law, Claude Brady and sister-in-law, Ruth Bell and his former daughter-in-law, Coleen Bell.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John F. and Edna O. (Shrader) Bell; sister, Nancy Brady and brother, Fred Bell.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc., PO Box 72101, Cleveland, OH 44192-0002.