MOUNDS - Nida (Moses) Bell, 83, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday July 13, 2010, in Summit Nursing Facility in Lakeway, Texas. Nida was born Dec. 5, 1926, in Mounds, the daughter of the late George Samaha Moses and Mary (Hamaway) Moses.
She attended Webster Grove College and the Chicago Musical College majoring in music. She later sang in many choirs and was a vocalistfor many occasions throughout the area.
Nida had been co-owner of the John W. Bell Monuments of Cairo with her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. and had been co-owner of Green Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Villa Ridge for 29 years.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City. She was also known for her special bread making, and she enjoyed quilting. She was very active in 4-H and served as a 4-H leader for many years.
Survivors include a son, and wife, of Mounds; two daughters, and husbands, of Sutton, Alaska and Dripping Springs, Texas; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, of Mounds; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. on March 27, 1983; a great-grandson, Austin Gabriel Bell on Feb. 26, 2002; and by four brothers and one sister.
Per to Nida's request there will be no public services. A private gathering of family and extended family members will be at the Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge with a graveside service to follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Mounds.
At Nida's request, no flowers please. Memorials may be made to Mounds Public Library 418 First Street, Mounds, IL, 62964 or to the Cairo Public Library P.O. Box 151, Cairo, IL, 62914, in memory of Nida M. Bell.
Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
She attended Webster Grove College and the Chicago Musical College majoring in music. She later sang in many choirs and was a vocalistfor many occasions throughout the area.
Nida had been co-owner of the John W. Bell Monuments of Cairo with her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. and had been co-owner of Green Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Villa Ridge for 29 years.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City. She was also known for her special bread making, and she enjoyed quilting. She was very active in 4-H and served as a 4-H leader for many years.
Survivors include a son, and wife, of Mounds; two daughters, and husbands, of Sutton, Alaska and Dripping Springs, Texas; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, of Mounds; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. on March 27, 1983; a great-grandson, Austin Gabriel Bell on Feb. 26, 2002; and by four brothers and one sister.
Per to Nida's request there will be no public services. A private gathering of family and extended family members will be at the Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge with a graveside service to follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Mounds.
At Nida's request, no flowers please. Memorials may be made to Mounds Public Library 418 First Street, Mounds, IL, 62964 or to the Cairo Public Library P.O. Box 151, Cairo, IL, 62914, in memory of Nida M. Bell.
Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
MOUNDS - Nida (Moses) Bell, 83, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday July 13, 2010, in Summit Nursing Facility in Lakeway, Texas. Nida was born Dec. 5, 1926, in Mounds, the daughter of the late George Samaha Moses and Mary (Hamaway) Moses.
She attended Webster Grove College and the Chicago Musical College majoring in music. She later sang in many choirs and was a vocalistfor many occasions throughout the area.
Nida had been co-owner of the John W. Bell Monuments of Cairo with her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. and had been co-owner of Green Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Villa Ridge for 29 years.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City. She was also known for her special bread making, and she enjoyed quilting. She was very active in 4-H and served as a 4-H leader for many years.
Survivors include a son, and wife, of Mounds; two daughters, and husbands, of Sutton, Alaska and Dripping Springs, Texas; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, of Mounds; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. on March 27, 1983; a great-grandson, Austin Gabriel Bell on Feb. 26, 2002; and by four brothers and one sister.
Per to Nida's request there will be no public services. A private gathering of family and extended family members will be at the Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge with a graveside service to follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Mounds.
At Nida's request, no flowers please. Memorials may be made to Mounds Public Library 418 First Street, Mounds, IL, 62964 or to the Cairo Public Library P.O. Box 151, Cairo, IL, 62914, in memory of Nida M. Bell.
Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
She attended Webster Grove College and the Chicago Musical College majoring in music. She later sang in many choirs and was a vocalistfor many occasions throughout the area.
Nida had been co-owner of the John W. Bell Monuments of Cairo with her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. and had been co-owner of Green Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Villa Ridge for 29 years.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City. She was also known for her special bread making, and she enjoyed quilting. She was very active in 4-H and served as a 4-H leader for many years.
Survivors include a son, and wife, of Mounds; two daughters, and husbands, of Sutton, Alaska and Dripping Springs, Texas; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, of Mounds; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John W. Bell, Jr. on March 27, 1983; a great-grandson, Austin Gabriel Bell on Feb. 26, 2002; and by four brothers and one sister.
Per to Nida's request there will be no public services. A private gathering of family and extended family members will be at the Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge with a graveside service to follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Mounds.
At Nida's request, no flowers please. Memorials may be made to Mounds Public Library 418 First Street, Mounds, IL, 62964 or to the Cairo Public Library P.O. Box 151, Cairo, IL, 62914, in memory of Nida M. Bell.
Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
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