Richard Neil Bell

November 2, 1924 ~ November 13, 2014
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Richard N. Bell
Asheville – Richard "Dick" Neil Bell, 90, of the Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Simonds Healthcare Center.
A native of Jackson County, MO, he was the son of the late Frederick and Gertrude Leslie Bell. His mother died when Dick was a child. His father remarried to Cornelia Van Allen, also deceased, who raised him. Dick was a veteran of the United States Navy.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Dorothea Scholl Bell; one daughter, Barbara Bell of Lovell, WY, two sons, Stephen "Steve" Bell and his wife, Teri, of Savannah, GA and Richard A. Bell of Oakland, CA; two brothers, Neil Bell of Westchester, PA and William "Bill" Bell of Glen Mills, PA as well as two grandchildren, Trisha and Michael Bell.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Deerfield Retirement Center's Health Care Chapel in the Simonds Health Care Center with Reverend Morgan Gardner officiating.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to the Deerfield Residency Fund, 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
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