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Wanda Leigh Barnett (Bell) - Class Of 1959

Wanda Leigh Bell

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Wanda Bell

Wanda Leigh Barnett Bell, 68, of Richmond, died on Monday, June 28, 2010, after a recent bout with cancer.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Virginia Barnett; and her brother, Ricky Barnett, all of Albemarle County, Virginia.

Wanda is survived by her husband of 44 years, William "Bill" Bell; two sons, Cristopher "Cris" Bell and his wife, Kim, and W. Braxton Bell and his wife, Kerri, all of Locust Grove, Georgia; six grandchildren, Haden, Pearson, Evie, Reese, Schuyler and Liam Bell. Additionally, she is survived by her sister, Bonnie Barnett Fulton and her husband, Robert, of Clover, South Carolina; a sister-in-law, Robin Bell Heatwole of Richmond; nieces, Lynn Fulton of Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Emily Heatwole of Columbia, South Carolina; and a nephew, Robert Fulton of Ashland, Virginia.

Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Wanda graduated from Albemarle High School in 1959 and Longwood College in 1963, where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She taught high school English in both Madison and Nelson Counties and has spent the last 32 years as a paralegal for William S. Francis Jr.

She and Bill are members of River Road United Methodist Church, where a memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2010.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 North Parham Road.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Massey Cancer Center at MCV Hospital.

Published in the Daily Progress on June 30, 2010

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