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Obit for James
Marietta Monitor
December 13, 2002, page 4
Submitted by: Martha N. Reddout

Services for James Bell, 72, of Thackerville, were held at 2 p.m., Friday, December 6, in the Temple Baptist Church, Gainesville, with Dr. Eddie Chennault officiating.

Mr. Bell was born August 17, 1930, in Loves Valley, the son of James Oscar and Dottie Marion Bell. He died Thursday, December 5, 2002, at Denton Regional Hospital, Denton, Texas. He and Polly Stubbs were married January 28, 1948, in Gainesville. A member of Temple Baptist Church, Mr. Bell served as a deacon. He was a charter member of the Gainesville FFA and worked as an installer and repairman for Bell Telephone for 33 years.

Survivors include his wife, Polly Bell of Thackerville; a son, Danny Bell of Plano, Texas; three grandchildren, Natalie Bell, Jeffrey Bell and Chad Kilcrease; and two brothers, Dub Bell and Joe Bell, both of Marietta.

Mr. Bell was preceded in death by his parents; and a daughter, Diane Kilcrease.

Pallbearers were Bobby Scott, Robbie Peyrot, Joe Nichols, John Kent, Delmo Wylie and Dan Holder. Honorary pallbearer was Dennis Lopez.

Interment was in the McAlester Cemetery, Overbrook, under the direction of Clement-Keel Funeral Home, Gainesville.

Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Baptist Church Building Fund or Thackerville FFA, P.O. Box 377, Thackerville, OK 73459.
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Obit for Agatha posted by Martha Reddout
Nov 14, 1933 - Dec 12, 2023

© Marietta Monitor
22 December 2023, Page 4
(permission granted)

Agatha Lou Bell, "Polly" to her friends, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in Wylie, Texas at the age of 90.

She was born in Overbrook to Roy Omer and Mable Stubbs. Agatha married James Bell in Gainesville, Texas on January 28, 1948. She attended Temple Baptist Church, played the piano occasionally, and also taught Sunday School.

Agatha held a PhD in child development and family living from Texas Women's University and Master of Education and Bachelor of Science degrees from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She served as a diagnostician for the learning disabled, counselor for the Mental Health Services of Southern Oklahoma, and public school teacher in Thackerville for 11 years. She also had been a consultant for the Headstart Program and a research consultant at TWU for the department of child development and family living. She was a Start-up Director at Janie Marshall school, in addition to being a nationally certified school psychologist. In Oklahoma, she was a longtime 4-H Club leader and county 4-H Club advisor. She helped develop plans for a day care center in Marietta and worked closely with parent groups for 13 years. She was involved in many aspects of her church, from pianist-organist and choir director to making missionary trips to Panama City, Panama, Santiago, Chile and Cimarron, New Mexico. She was a member of the National Council of Family Relations, Texas Council of Family Relations, and National Association for the Education of Young Children, as well as Delta Kappa Gamma honor society for teachers and Phi Delta Kappa education honor society. Agatha authored and co-authored several publications in her profession.

Agatha is survived by her son, James Daniel Bell and wife Susan of Murphy, Texas; grandchildren, Jeffery Daniel Bell of Fairview, Texas, Natalie Easley of Spring, Texas, and Chad Kilcrease of Fort Worth, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Taylor Bell, Charlotte Easley, and Wyatt Easley; and several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, James Bell; daughter, Diane Kilcrease; siblings, Serena Vivian, Charles Wesley, Eugene Darrell, Omer Kenneth, Jerry Quienth and Rita Mae.

Funeral services were held at 12 p.m. Saturday, December 16 at Meador Funeral Home, Gainesville, Texas, directed by David Whittington.

Interment followed at McAlister Cemetery, Overbrook.

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