Gus K. Bell
BELL, Dr. Gus K.Age 80, of Nashville, retired clinical psychologist, died January 19, 2008, after an extended illness. Dr. Bell, a Knoxville native, graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (currently known as Rhodes College) where he met his future wife, Miss Norma Jean Maddox. Dr. Bell received his Ph.D from the University of Tennessee. Following his 1956 graduation, he moved his family to Nashville where he accepted a position as one of the first psychologists at the newly formed Nashville Mental Health Center (later named DeDe Wallace Center), the first facility of its kind in Nashville. Dr. Bell taught at several local colleges and universities, including Vanderbilt and Fisk. Dr. Bell was also one of the first psychologists to establish a private practice in Nashville. He served as a consultant to numerous organizations, including the innovative Cumberland House, a re-education project for troubled children and youth. During his distinguished forty year career, Dr. Bell mentored and influenced many professionals in the field of psychotherapy. He was active in many professional organizations, in which he assumed positions of leadership. Dr. Bell served as the President of Tennessee Psychological Association during 1969-70 and later as the organization's historian. In 2006, he received The Outstanding Contribution in Psychology by a Psychologist Award from that organization. Dr. Bell and his wife were charter members of Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC where he served as moderator, Deacon, Trustee and historian. During the last decade of his life, he relished his retirement filled with extensive traveling with his wife, ballroom dancing and gardening. Dr. Bell is survived of his wife of fifty-five years, Norma Bell; his daughter, Linda Bell of Franklin and his son, Jeff Bell of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Bell is preceded in death by his eldest daughter, Ellen Bell; his brother, Fred E. Bell, Jr.; his mother, Jean Kaiser Bell and his father, Fred E. Bell, Sr. Visitation will be held Monday from 5-7 p.m. at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Gus K. Bell Memorial fund, Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Road, Nashville, TN 37205 or Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, TN 37203. WOODLAWN ROESCH-PATTON, 615-383-4754. A Dignity Memorial provider.
Published in The Tennessean from January 21 to January 22, 2008
BELL, Dr. Gus K.Age 80, of Nashville, retired clinical psychologist, died January 19, 2008, after an extended illness. Dr. Bell, a Knoxville native, graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (currently known as Rhodes College) where he met his future wife, Miss Norma Jean Maddox. Dr. Bell received his Ph.D from the University of Tennessee. Following his 1956 graduation, he moved his family to Nashville where he accepted a position as one of the first psychologists at the newly formed Nashville Mental Health Center (later named DeDe Wallace Center), the first facility of its kind in Nashville. Dr. Bell taught at several local colleges and universities, including Vanderbilt and Fisk. Dr. Bell was also one of the first psychologists to establish a private practice in Nashville. He served as a consultant to numerous organizations, including the innovative Cumberland House, a re-education project for troubled children and youth. During his distinguished forty year career, Dr. Bell mentored and influenced many professionals in the field of psychotherapy. He was active in many professional organizations, in which he assumed positions of leadership. Dr. Bell served as the President of Tennessee Psychological Association during 1969-70 and later as the organization's historian. In 2006, he received The Outstanding Contribution in Psychology by a Psychologist Award from that organization. Dr. Bell and his wife were charter members of Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC where he served as moderator, Deacon, Trustee and historian. During the last decade of his life, he relished his retirement filled with extensive traveling with his wife, ballroom dancing and gardening. Dr. Bell is survived of his wife of fifty-five years, Norma Bell; his daughter, Linda Bell of Franklin and his son, Jeff Bell of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Bell is preceded in death by his eldest daughter, Ellen Bell; his brother, Fred E. Bell, Jr.; his mother, Jean Kaiser Bell and his father, Fred E. Bell, Sr. Visitation will be held Monday from 5-7 p.m. at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Gus K. Bell Memorial fund, Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Road, Nashville, TN 37205 or Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, TN 37203. WOODLAWN ROESCH-PATTON, 615-383-4754. A Dignity Memorial provider.
Published in The Tennessean from January 21 to January 22, 2008
Gus K. Bell
BELL, Dr. Gus K.Age 80, of Nashville, retired clinical psychologist, died January 19, 2008, after an extended illness. Dr. Bell, a Knoxville native, graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (currently known as Rhodes College) where he met his future wife, Miss Norma Jean Maddox. Dr. Bell received his Ph.D from the University of Tennessee. Following his 1956 graduation, he moved his family to Nashville where he accepted a position as one of the first psychologists at the newly formed Nashville Mental Health Center (later named DeDe Wallace Center), the first facility of its kind in Nashville. Dr. Bell taught at several local colleges and universities, including Vanderbilt and Fisk. Dr. Bell was also one of the first psychologists to establish a private practice in Nashville. He served as a consultant to numerous organizations, including the innovative Cumberland House, a re-education project for troubled children and youth. During his distinguished forty year career, Dr. Bell mentored and influenced many professionals in the field of psychotherapy. He was active in many professional organizations, in which he assumed positions of leadership. Dr. Bell served as the President of Tennessee Psychological Association during 1969-70 and later as the organization's historian. In 2006, he received The Outstanding Contribution in Psychology by a Psychologist Award from that organization. Dr. Bell and his wife were charter members of Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC where he served as moderator, Deacon, Trustee and historian. During the last decade of his life, he relished his retirement filled with extensive traveling with his wife, ballroom dancing and gardening. Dr. Bell is survived of his wife of fifty-five years, Norma Bell; his daughter, Linda Bell of Franklin and his son, Jeff Bell of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Bell is preceded in death by his eldest daughter, Ellen Bell; his brother, Fred E. Bell, Jr.; his mother, Jean Kaiser Bell and his father, Fred E. Bell, Sr. Visitation will be held Monday from 5-7 p.m. at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Gus K. Bell Memorial fund, Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Road, Nashville, TN 37205 or Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, TN 37203. WOODLAWN ROESCH-PATTON, 615-383-4754. A Dignity Memorial provider.
Published in The Tennessean from January 21 to January 22, 2008
BELL, Dr. Gus K.Age 80, of Nashville, retired clinical psychologist, died January 19, 2008, after an extended illness. Dr. Bell, a Knoxville native, graduated from Southwestern at Memphis (currently known as Rhodes College) where he met his future wife, Miss Norma Jean Maddox. Dr. Bell received his Ph.D from the University of Tennessee. Following his 1956 graduation, he moved his family to Nashville where he accepted a position as one of the first psychologists at the newly formed Nashville Mental Health Center (later named DeDe Wallace Center), the first facility of its kind in Nashville. Dr. Bell taught at several local colleges and universities, including Vanderbilt and Fisk. Dr. Bell was also one of the first psychologists to establish a private practice in Nashville. He served as a consultant to numerous organizations, including the innovative Cumberland House, a re-education project for troubled children and youth. During his distinguished forty year career, Dr. Bell mentored and influenced many professionals in the field of psychotherapy. He was active in many professional organizations, in which he assumed positions of leadership. Dr. Bell served as the President of Tennessee Psychological Association during 1969-70 and later as the organization's historian. In 2006, he received The Outstanding Contribution in Psychology by a Psychologist Award from that organization. Dr. Bell and his wife were charter members of Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC where he served as moderator, Deacon, Trustee and historian. During the last decade of his life, he relished his retirement filled with extensive traveling with his wife, ballroom dancing and gardening. Dr. Bell is survived of his wife of fifty-five years, Norma Bell; his daughter, Linda Bell of Franklin and his son, Jeff Bell of Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Bell is preceded in death by his eldest daughter, Ellen Bell; his brother, Fred E. Bell, Jr.; his mother, Jean Kaiser Bell and his father, Fred E. Bell, Sr. Visitation will be held Monday from 5-7 p.m. at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Gus K. Bell Memorial fund, Brookmeade Congregational Church-UCC, 700 Bresslyn Road, Nashville, TN 37205 or Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, TN 37203. WOODLAWN ROESCH-PATTON, 615-383-4754. A Dignity Memorial provider.
Published in The Tennessean from January 21 to January 22, 2008
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