OBITUARY

Name:    Margaret Jewell (Galusha) Bell

From:  The Times Leader, Princeton, Kentucky
Date:  Thursday, August 7, 2014

Margaret Bell, age 82, of Eddyville, died Wednesday, August 6, at Baptist Health in Paducah. She was retired owner of Bell's Bait and Tackle, a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, member of Order of Eastern Star, and a Kentucky Colonel. After her retirement she was a healthcare worker at Crittenden County Convalescent Center and Hilltop Nursing Home.

Survivors include one son, Donald Bell & wife, Julie, Kuttawa, KY; two daughters, Janice Perry & husband, Pat, Princeton, KY; Nancy Cooper & husband Hayden, Princeton, KY; twelve grandchildren, Robbin McCord, Alyssa Holliman, Molly Egbert, Laura Ward, Jacob Bell, Ryan Perry, Tiffanie Spurlock, Mistie Clark, Jamie Puckett, Brandon Bell, Casey, Cooper, and Jarran Phelps, twenty five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Athal Bell, her parents, Opie and Sally Barrett Galusha; one son, James Carver Bell; two daughters, Betty Aldridge and Carolyn Boaz; one brother, Joe Galusha; and one sister, Lillian Hamilton.

Visitation will be Friday, August 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Lakeland Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, at the funeral home with Rev. Eric Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Providence Cemetery in Lyon County.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 3902 St. Rt. 93 South, Eddyville, KY 42038.