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Miles Bell Obituary
Mr. Bell was born Feb. 20, 1917, in Glenville, W.Va., the son of Roy Wellington Bell and Merle Heckert Bell.
A graduate of Washington Irving High School, he attended Riverside Military School in Georgia and Florida and graduated from West Virginia University.
Mr. Bell was an officer in the Navy Air Corps during World War II and served on the aircraft carrier USSD Gilbert Islands.
Mr. Bell was active in the coal business and served as a supervisor for Consolidation Coal Company in Ohio and Illinois.
Miles had a special interest in music and youth activities. He assumed an active role in teaching and coaching young people.
Mr. Bell is survived by his wife, Winifred White Bell; sons, Miles W. Bell II of Nashville, Tenn.; Frederick J. Bell of Carbondale; and three granddaughters, Megan Whitney Bell, Melissa Walker Bell and Meredith White Bell, all of Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Bell was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Bell; one sister, Anna Mae Bell Combs and her husband, Robert L. Combs; sisters-in-law, Josephine White Dawkins, Elizabeth White Wolverton, Charity White and JoAnne White; and brothers-in-law, Thomas B. White Jr., James Russell White, Richard Nelson White and David L. White.
A "Celebration of Life" for Mr. Bell will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2006, in the Southern Illinois University Student Center (Old Main Lounge).
Walker Funeral Home in Carbondale is in charge of arrangements.
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Evelyn Harper
June 29, 2006
My name is Evelyn Anne Brown Harper,
daughter of Paul and Mildred "Toots"
Brown. I can remember, as a little girl, coming to visit "Fritsie" and Miles. Bob and Anna Mae Combs were also good friends of my parents. I remember how talented "Fritsie" was.
Young Miles was several years younger than I (I'm 61). I send my sincere sympathy to the family.
Mere Gurson Schwartz
June 28, 2006
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about Miles, Sr. I remember when we were neighbors on Duncan AV. Miles, Jr once asked me," When I attended Morgan School, did the teachers stand outside and ring a bell."
Betsy W. DiPilato
June 22, 2006
Sending our sympathy and also our gratitude for the life of this fine man. Sincerely and with love, Betsy, John and family
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