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Lynn Bell Obituary

LYNN BELL

LIMA — Lynn A. "Cowboy" Bell, 73, of Lima and formerly of Spencerville, died at 7:52 p.m. Dec. 11, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System.

He was born Nov. 22, 1940, in Spencerville, a son of Z. Patrick and Dorothy V. Wieter Bell, who are deceased.

Lynn graduated from Spencerville High School in 1958, and he went on to servce in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, retiring in 1979 as an air traffic controller.

He is survived by a son, Jeff (Treina) Bell, of Oklahoma City; a daughter, Hayley (Rob) Kennedy, of Albuquerque, N.M.; five grandchildren: Kenneth, Michael and Amanda Bell and Sarah and Amanda Kennedy; a brother, Truman J. Bell, of Cridersville; a sister-in-law, Mary Savidge, of Spencerville; his niece and caregiver, Vicki Bell, of Wapakoneta; nephews Doug Bell of Spencerville and Mike Bell of St. Marys and a large extended family.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Randall Bell.

Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville. His cousin, the Rev. Steve Bell, and the Rev. Tom Shobe will officiate. Burial will be in Spencerville Cemetery, with military rites by Spencerville Veterans and his flag presentation by Air Force personnel from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent to [email protected].

Published by The Lima News from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15, 2013.
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rest in peace to the father of my children.

kay miller

December 17, 2013

Haley and family, I am so sorry for your loss and pray that you will find comfort in your memories and love.

Karen Carstensen

December 16, 2013

my uncle lynn was a great man . he was always in a good mood and fun to be around . anytime i see a cowboy hat and boots the memory of my uncle will always come back to me . we love you uncle lynn and we will miss you everyday.

trever triplett sr.

December 16, 2013

In memory of uncle Lynn.

Kristal Myers

December 14, 2013

sorry to lose you cowboy you will be surely missed at Bob Evans.you had a good since of humor and always so thoughtful and so kind to me and we will miss your kindness.We will miss you always thinking of us on the holidays with your box of chocolates for all of us girls.and everytime I wear you bracelet I will think of you

December 14, 2013

my deepest sympathy to you all, aclassmate and friend Sharon (Snyder)Riffle.

December 13, 2013

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