Jerry Clayton Bell, 72, of McMinnville died Saturday, Sept. 19, at his residence. He was born Feb. 16, 1943, in Conway, Ark., was a former employee of Federal-Mogul Corporation and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness. Mr. Bell was preceded in death by parents Kenneth Francis and Gladys Catherine Loftis Bell and sister Fran Richardson.Survivors include his children Ricky (Chelynn) Bell, Vickie Grant, and Celecia Osborne, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, sisters Wanda Manning, Janice Meadows, and Kathy Bell, and brother Noel (Buddy) Bell.
Jerry Clayton Bell, 72