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Mildred Bell Obituary

Mildred Bell
GAFFNEY, SC-- Mildred Spearman Lipscomb Bell, 88, of 157 Elmwood Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.
Born in Gaffney, she was the widow of the late Lloyd Lipscomb and Cmdr. O.K. Bell. Mrs. Bell was a homemaker and a member of Goucher Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Kathleen L. Huskey of Gaffney; a sister, Frances E. Walker of California; a granddaughter, Alice Bratcher and husband, Dan; a grandson reared in the home, Sgt. James Martin and wife, Melissa Smarr Martin; five great-grandchildren, Brittney Martin, Kayla Martin, Kirby Martin, Abbey Bratcher and Jessica Bratcher. Mrs. Bell was preceded in death by a daughter, Emily Lipscomb; two sons, Billy Lipscomb and Jim Lipscomb; two brothers, James Spearman and William H. Spearman; five sisters, Mary Wingo, Alice Lipscomb, Anna Spearman, Lillian Becker and Sarah Spearman.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December7, 2007 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at Goucher Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2007 with Rev. Norman Gardner, Rev. Dewitt Clyde and Rev. Flor Morales officiating. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Goucher Baptist Church Renovation Fund, 415 Goucher Creek Road, Gaffney, SC, 29340.
The family will be at the residence.
An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhom.com.
Blakely Funeral Home,
Gaffney, SC

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Published by Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Dec. 3, 2007.

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