James B. Bell Jr. M.D.

James B. Bell Jr., M.D., 75, of West Chester, Pa., and formerly of Roanoke, Va., died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. He was the husband of Mary Nagle Bell, with whom he shared 39 years of marriage. Born in Roanoke, Va., he was the son of the late James B. and Ruth Crouch Bell. He served in the United States Army in Thailand during the Vietnam War. For many years Dr. Bell was a physician on staff at Riddle Memorial Hospital where he served as former Chief of Infectious Diseases and president of the medical staff. He had a medical practice in Media for 32 years. He was a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Church. In addition to his wife, James is survived by two sons, James Bell III and wife, Stephanie, of West Chester, and John F. Bell and wife, Angie, of Bear, Del.; four grandchildren, Ryan, Jack, Emily and Robert; and a sister, Nancy Rohrbaugh, of Salem, Va. A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2009, at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 15 E. Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester, Pa., where friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be in Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to St. Martha Manor, 470 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, Pa. 19335. Arrangements are being handled by the Founds Funeral Home, Inc., West Chester, Pa., 610-696-0134. Online condolences may be made to www.foundsfuneralhome.com