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Elda Bell Obituary

Passed away at Wingate at Silver Lake in Kingston on Monday, April 1 at the age of 92. She was the loving husband of the late Stanley G. Bell. Elda is survived by her devoted children, Colin S. Bell and his wife Nancy of Newburyport and Pamela (Bell) Shea and her husband Walter of Kingston. She also leaves 3 grandchildren, Meghan Shea of S. Boston, Kristin Bell of Marshfield and Kimberly Bell of Dover, NH and 1 sister, Doris Sweitzer of Ontario, Canada. Elda was born and grew up in Truro, Nova Scotia, graduated from Acadia University in Canada in 1936 and taught grammar school in Truro. She moved to Chicago with her husband in 1953 and then moved to South Weymouth in 1957. Elda lived in Abington from 1992 to 2005 before moving to Kingston in 2005. Relatives and friends are invited to the Funeral at the Old South Union Congregational Chapel, 25 Columbian St. S. Weymouth on Saturday, April 5 at 12:30 P.M. and the visiting hours at the C. C. Shepherd Funeral Home 134 Pleasant St. (Columbian Sq.) S. WEYMOUTH on Friday from 4-8 P.M. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Weymouth.{M1} If you would like to leave a message for the Bells visit www.ccshepherd.com. C. C. Shepherd Funeral Service Inc. 134 Pleasant St. S. Weymouth A Family serving Families for 100 years

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Published by Boston Globe on Apr. 3, 2008.

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Donna Lawrence

April 6, 2008

Elda was just a love. I did her hair for a few years before she went to Kingston. She always had a kind word and a wonderful smile. She will be sadly missed. God Bless you all. Donna Lawrence, All About You

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