George W. Bell

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

George W. Bell, 84, Brazil, passed away Oct. 19, 2011, at 12:30 a.m., at the Waters in Greencastle. He had fought a battle with cancer for the past three years and had only been at the Waters for one day. He was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Clay County, the son of George F. Bell and Martha Muncie Bell. He attended Brazil High School until his senior year. His cousin had been killed in WWII and George quit school to join the U.S. Navy. He proudly served his country in the Pacific Theater aboard the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier and the Hospital ship, The USS Sanctuary and was Honorably Discharged in July of 1946.

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