Edward Russell Bell

September 20, 1948 - December 1, 2018

Edward Russell Bell September 20, 1948 – December 1, 2018 Edward Russell Bell, 70, of Winter Springs, Fl., formerly of Bedford, passed away on December 1, 2018 at Florida Hospital Orlando. Born September 20, 1948 in Bedford, Indiana, he was the son of Cecil Norman and Lucille (Wilson) Bell. He married Karen Fulford on May 1, 1971; and she survives. Edward was a graduate of Bedford High School, Class of 1966. He was the Director of Quality at NWSC Crane, retiring after 36 years. He was of Protestant faith. Surviving are his wife, Karen Bell of Florida; two sons, Roger (Hediyeh) Bell of California and Eric R. (Ari) Bell of California; five grandchildren, Sofia and Silas Bell, Justin Bell, Casi Bell and Tyler Bell; two brothers, Kenneth (Mary Helen) Bell of Florida and James (Sandra) Bell of Virginia; brothers-in-law, Wayne (Suzanne) Fulford, Jim (Connie) Fulford, Mike Fulford and Robert Fulford; sister-in-law, Teana (Darrell) Miller; mother-in-law, Norma Jean Fulford. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Troy Edward Bell and sister, Carol Phillips. Edward was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge #228, Scottish Rite 32nd Degree and a member of the Murat Shriners Temple, Indianapolis, IN. Funeral service will be at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes, with Phil Thorne officiating. Entombment will follow at Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 1-5 P.M. on Sunday at the funeral chapel. A Masonic Rites Service will be at 4:00 on Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the White River Humane Society.