Mrs Helen Louise Bell (July 10, 1946 - October 20, 2011)

The last two weeks have been challenging Roy's mom was sick in and out and in again from the nursing home to the hospital then was transported to Tulsa from Ada she was here less then a week before she progressed. they did all they could but weren't able to save her she was in Tulsa for week when she passed. There was a UTI that wasn't caught in time and went septic. The funeral was yesterday was one of the worst things to experience in my life. I am so glad to have known her and I am so grateful to her for giving me some of the most important people to my life.  From the Criswell Funeral Home website:

"Mrs. Bell died on Thursday, October 20, 2011, in Tulsa. She was born July 10, 1946, in Ada to Clyde Lee and Alice Gertrude Mosier Thomas. She graduated from Ada High School in 1964. She attended beauty school, was a waitress, and later worked as Quality Assurance Inspector at J. P. Emco.

She married Roy Don Bell Sr. on May 5, 1965. He preceded her in death on July 19, 1989.

Survivors include three sons, Roy Don Bell Jr. and Jacob Nelson, Tulsa; John Scott Bell and wife Jennifer, Ada; and Weldon Lee Bell and fiancé Kimberly Schmidt, Tulsa; one daughter, Khrystal Blankenship and husband Chris, Ada; one brother, Gene Thomas and wife Lois Jean, Ada; and three grandchildren, Holden Bell, Colton Blankenship and Kaitlin Blankenship. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, David Thomas, Joe Thomas, and Sammie Thomas."