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Edward Joseph “Ed” Bell Jr.

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Edward Joseph “Ed” Bell Jr. Veteran

Birth
Death
22 Nov 2023 (aged 85)
Burial
Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION A11 ROW D SITE 7
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Ed always had the heart of a gentleman soldier. If you knew Ed, you knew his dedication to God, family, country, service, and love.

Edward Joseph Bell Jr, age 84 of Cumming, GA, passed away on November 22, 2023 at home. His COPD and Emphysema finally caught up to him.

Ed was born on January 16, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA where he grew up and lived until he joined the Army at 17 in 1956. His first station was at Ft Bragg in Fayetteville, NC. At 19, city-boy Ed met a southern-country-girl Helen in a store and within a few days, that was it. The third time they met he asked and she accepted his proposal to get married. They went to Philadelphia for the wedding…and then onto Atlanta for their honeymoon and to meet Helen's family before they began to raise a family during his 20-year Army career and their 53-year marriage. Ed was awarded a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars for heroic service in a combat zone.

Be comforted knowing that God brought us here, He created us and what a joy it is knowing that we will return to be with Him one day…and our loved ones…for eternity. Ed is in Heaven with his parentsViola and Edward Sr., wife Helen, daughter Tammy, son Edward III, and sister Rosemary.
Ed always had the heart of a gentleman soldier. If you knew Ed, you knew his dedication to God, family, country, service, and love.

Edward Joseph Bell Jr, age 84 of Cumming, GA, passed away on November 22, 2023 at home. His COPD and Emphysema finally caught up to him.

Ed was born on January 16, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA where he grew up and lived until he joined the Army at 17 in 1956. His first station was at Ft Bragg in Fayetteville, NC. At 19, city-boy Ed met a southern-country-girl Helen in a store and within a few days, that was it. The third time they met he asked and she accepted his proposal to get married. They went to Philadelphia for the wedding…and then onto Atlanta for their honeymoon and to meet Helen's family before they began to raise a family during his 20-year Army career and their 53-year marriage. Ed was awarded a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars for heroic service in a combat zone.

Be comforted knowing that God brought us here, He created us and what a joy it is knowing that we will return to be with Him one day…and our loved ones…for eternity. Ed is in Heaven with his parentsViola and Edward Sr., wife Helen, daughter Tammy, son Edward III, and sister Rosemary.

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  • Created by: Pat Bell
  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261836126/edward_joseph-bell: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Joseph “Ed” Bell Jr. (16 Jan 1938–22 Nov 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 261836126, citing Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Pat Bell (contributor 48721692).