Wilbur Bell
Posted: May 23, 2018
STARKVILLE — Wilbur Hester Bell, 89, died May 20, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Welch Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Chip Stevens officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Welch Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bell was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Choctaw County, to the late Homer V. and Hattie Pearl Bell. He was a graduate of Starkville High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was formerly employed with Mississippi State University Extension Services and a member of First Baptist Church in Starkville. He is survived by his brothers, Dr. Charles V. Bell of Angwin, California and Dr. Marion R. Bell of Leland;. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 106 E. Lampkin St., Starkville, MS 39759.