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.
