Rev. David B. Bell Jr.

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Rev. David B. Bell, Jr., 71, died November 11 at his home in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Rev. Bell was born in Aiken, S.C. on July 16, 1933 to B. David Bell and Susie Elizabeth Hendrix Bell. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Dr. Anne Christenberry, Mt. Pleasant; one sister, Jackie Owens; one brother, Phillip Bell, two sons, Brian and Michael Bell; and five grandchildren, Courtney, Nicole, Steven, Benton and Allison Bell, all of Augusta, Ga. and North Augusta, S.C. David served in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps during the Korean conflict. He was a graduate of Richmond Academy and Furman University. He earned graduate degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Pepperdine University. His Christian ministry included Trinity Baptist Church in Spencer North Carolina, and in South Carolina, where he was a pastor of Laurel Baptist Church, Greenville; Shaw Heights Baptist Church, Sumter; Mt. Zion Baptist church, Trenton and Nor thbridge Baptist Church, Charleston. After retirement, he served as interim pastor and guest minister in a number of churches in the Charleston area. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 14, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Trenton, S.C., followed by burial in the churchyard. Rev. Phillip Burden will be officiating. Family and friends will be received the evening before from 5 to 7 at Rowland Funeral Home, North Augusta, S.C. Pallbearers are Phillip Bell, Jr., Cameron Bell, Ryan Bell, Timothy Bell, and Scott Moman, all David's nephews, and Dr. W. S. Christenberry. All friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 21 at Ashley River Baptist Church, Charleston. Memorials may be made to Gideons International or Lutheran Hospice of Charleston. Rowland Funeral Home of North Augusta is handling arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com