George Bell, Jr.

The Management and Support Staff of Nelson's Funeral Home  regretfully announce the death of Mr. George Bell, Jr. 69, of 2097 Qualls Road  Ridgeway, South Carolina.  Mr. Bell died Wednesday night  February 25, 2015, at Palmetto Baptist Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015,  4:00 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 4491 Park Road Ridgeway South Carolina.  Interment  will follow in the church  cemetery. 

Public viewing will be held Friday, February 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home, 270 N. Dogwood Ave.  Ridgeway, South Carolina 29130.

George (Sweet) Bell Jr., 69, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital in Columbia, SC.  Through his many trials and tribulations over the past few months, he never wavered in his faith and never lost his praise. 

George was born on June 15, 1945 in Ridgeway, SC to Geneva and the late George Bell Sr.  He joined Mt. Olive Baptist Church at an early age and was an active member of the senior choir.  He attended the Fairfield Public School System and later started his own pulpwood business and retired from Uniroyal/Goodrich Tire Company after twenty-seven years of service.  However, his greatest passion was being a carpenter by trade.  He found great joy building porches, decks and room additions for family and members of the community.  

In his early adulthood, he enjoyed attending professional wrestling matches and drag racing events with his family and friends.  His other hobbies included fishing, hunting, cooking and watching Westerns.  He was famous for the many stews he prepared including his catfish and Cooter (turtle) stew. 

He will be deeply missed by his wife of seven years, Rachel Bell; his two sons, Michael Lee and Gregory Edward (Kim) of Columbia, SC; his three daughters, Georgia Mae (Willie) Trapp of Ridgeway, SC, Angela Yvonne (Paul) Craig of Blackstock, SC, and Loretta (Michael) Martin of Mooresville, NC;  ten grandchildren, Quintin Bell, Lakenya Nicole Craig, Tamaria Yvonne Craig, Shanice Bell, Dankeisha Randolph, Taylor Randolph, El SherylCherrie  Bell, Michael Bell Jr., Porshae Bell, and Corvice Bell;  five great-grandchildren, Quintin Bell, Jr., Quinaya Bell, Davior Brown, Kelvin Bell and Mila Bell; his mother, Geneva Bell; six sisters, Martha Marshal, Mary Hancock, Novice Little, Lucille (Talmon) Wilson, Nora (Ronald Sr.) Rhodes and Shirley Goodwin;  three brothers, Sammie Sr. (Bennie), Willie James (Rutha Lee) and John Henry Sr. (Patricia); two brothers-in-law, Ernest Walker Sr. and Elijah Butler; four sisters-in-law, Jessie Mae Bell, Blanch (George) Davis, Bernice Tucker and Inetta (Monzell) Simpson;  six step-children and a host of step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and close family and friends. 

     He was preceded in death by his father, George Bell Sr., his loving wife of thirty-five years, Mary Frances Tucker Bell, his sister, Carolyn Walker and brother Rufus Bell.

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