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Dec. 13, 2025

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William Bell Obituary

BELL WILLIAM DELBERT Of Media, passed away peacefully at the age of 92 on November 29, 2025 at the Lima Estates senior living community. Born on February 11, 1933, in Jericho, Kentucky, son of William L. Bell and Orah Belle (Abney) Bell. He graduated from Fern Creek High School near Louisville, and earned a bachelor's degree from Western Kentucky State College. He later earned a degree in theology from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California. He served as a missionary with the North Africa Mission, later known as Arab World Ministries, for 38 years, with 25 of those years overseas. After retiring from the mission in 1998, he went to work for the Manoa Community Church in Haverford, retiring from that position in 2017. He is predeceased by his wife Catherine Marie (Winfrey) Bell and a grandchild. Surviving are his three sons Richard Keith Bell, Mark Allen Son-Bell, and Paul Duane Bell and eight grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held for him at Manoa Community Church, 153 N. Eagle Road in Havertown, on Saturday, December 13 at 2 P.M. A reception will follow at the church. www.loganfuneralhomes.com

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Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Dec. 7, 2025.

Memorial Events
for William Bell

Dec

13

Memorial service

2:00 p.m.

Manoa Community Church

153 N Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083

Funeral services provided by:

Logan-Videon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. - Broomall

2001 Sproul Road, Broomall, PA 19008

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Mark Howard

December 6, 2025

I have fond memories of the times we met with Bill and Cathy in France. He handled our finances and even got us a loan for a downpayment on a house. We are grateful for his life spent serving Christ and fellow workers.

Phil Linton

December 6, 2025

Forty years ago I was a young, green missionary at a meeting of mission leaders in France and feeling quite out of my depth. During a break, Bill invited me to go for a walk. His good-humored words of encouragement and challenge were just what I needed at that moment, and they encapsulate all my memories of him - wise, generous, smiling. I am very thankful for Bill´s friendship and example. - Phil Linton

Richard Loewen

December 6, 2025

Good but all-too-brief memories from the later 1980s.

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