Clarence Eugene Bell

Clarence Eugene Bell went to be with his lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on August 13, 2025 after a brief illness. He was born on August 27, 1933, a few weeks short of his 92nd birthday. Clarence was an avid researcher of geneology information on his family he could trace his roots to England and Scotland 400 years back. He was a longtime member of the San Antonio Geneological Society. Clarence was a generous man who contributed to many non-profit organizations. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from Kelly Air Force base as a sheet metal fabricator on B-52 bombers and C-5A cargo planes. His hobby was photography and he photographed many sites around the San Antonio area. Clarence is preceded in death by his parents; Thomas Clifford and Latta Aldine Manlove Bell; sisters, Tera De Alva Bell Hill (Ben Hill), Jimmie Lucille Bell, Eddy Dewlen (Irving Eddy, Sr and Robert Dewlen Sr.), Anna Estelle Bell Everett (Albert Everett), Eula Fay Bell VanDevender (George VanDevender), Luda Mae Bell; brother, John Taylor Bell; he is survived by his brother, Richard Dale Bell (Susan Bell); sister, Dorothy Merle Bell Chamberlain Klostermann (Dan Klostermann) and many nieces and nephews, all whom he loved dearly. Clarence had a great sense of humor and could tell a story like no else. He was a loving and caring person who never met a stranger. The family wishes to thank the staff of Frank M. Tejeda Texas Veteran Home for their kind and compassionate care of Uncle Clarence throughout his stay there.
Visitation will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 12:00PM to 12:30PM in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel with Services starting at 12:30PM Saturday, August 16, 2025 in the Eckols Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jeremy Pritchett officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow in the Kenedy Cemetery in Kenedy, TX.