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Ashland - Michael Lee "Big Dad" Bell, 58, of Ashland, Illinois died Thursday, Nov.13, 2025. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held 1-3 P.M. on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, with a service at 2:30, at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
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Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home - Jacksonville Chapel1100 Lincoln Ave., Jacksonville, IL 62650
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Eric Wooldridge
Yesterday
Sorry to hear about Mike it was a good man never done me no wrong
Eric Wooldridge
November 16, 2025
Sorry to hear about Mike he was a good man
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