Mary Bell

Mary Elizabeth Bell, 86, passed away peacefully at Cornwall Manor on Saturday March 10, 2012. She was surrounded by her loving family.

She was the wife of the late Wilmer R. Bell. Born in Elizabethtown, PA on November 5, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Hoffer and Ana Mae Hitz Kaylor. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd where she enjoyed Christian fellowship and was a Sunday School teacher. She was a 4-H leader for many years. She loved working with flowers, gardening, traveling, visiting beaches and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Mary is survived by son Richard, husband of Amy of Palmyra; daughter Marilyn, wife of David Heisey of Myerstown; daughter Beverly, wife of Edward Johnson, Jr of Lebanon; son Robert, husband of Kelly J. of Lebanon; son Ronald, husband of Kelly M. of Lebanon; 12 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brother Harold Kaylor of Palmyra; sisters Betty Myers of Manheim and Anna Marie Simpkins of Bellevue, Washington; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

Viewing will be on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at United Methodist Church of the Good Shepherd, 1500 Quentin Road, Lebanon.

Funeral services will be on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the church.

Burial will be at Campbelltown UCC (Reformed) Cemetery, following the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cornwall Manor , 1 Boyd Sreet, Cornwall, PA 17016 or United Methodist Church of the Good Shepherd, 1500 Quentin Road, Lebanon PA 17042.

Christman''s Funeral Home, Inc. is honored to serve the family with the arrangements.

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