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Macon Funeral Home

261 Iotla Street

Franklin, North Carolina

UPCOMING SERVICE

Celebration Of Life

Oct. 4, 2025

1:00 p.m.

Apalachee Baptist Church

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James Bell Obituary

FRANKLIN - James "Jim" Paul Bell, 73, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.
Jim was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late William and Helen Bishop Bell.
He is survived by his daughters, Donna Smith, Dianna Queen and Brianna Hill; siblings, Vicki Wilson and Steve Bell; grandchildren, Amber Alford, Deanna Flowers, Jacob Queen, Micah Tallini, Andrew Tallini, Abraham Tallini and Isaac McCraw; and great-grandchildren, Chloe Alford, Camberlee Seiegman and Jon Aaron Tallini.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m., at Apalachee Baptist Church in Madison, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The Salvation Army.
Online condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Franklin Press from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8, 2025.

Memorial Events
for James Bell

Oct

4

Celebration of Life

1:00 p.m.

Apalachee Baptist Church

5010 Lower Apalachee Rd, Madison, GA 30650

Funeral services provided by:

Macon Funeral Home

261 Iotla Street, Franklin, NC 28734

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