Passed peacefully with family by his side on September 11, 2021 at the age of 74. Raymond was born on August 25, 1947 in Colorado City, Texas.
Raymond is survived by his wife Dorothy Bell of 55 years, son Billy and his wife Lee Bell of Houston, Kevin and his wife Julie Bell of Lubbock, grandchildren Ryan Bell, Reagan Bell, Ashton and Dillon Drury and Bailey Bell, great-grandchildren Harper and Denver Drury, brother Jimmy Ray Bell of Wyoming and Shirley Comstock of Weatherford. He was preceded in death by his parents Ray and Christine Bell, sister Janelle Bailey, and brother Danny Bell.
Raymond and his family moved to Houston in 1968 and there he immersed himself into work and his family and friends. He loved to take his family every summer to the lake and enjoyed his jet boat, camping, fishing, hunting, working on cars, farming and cooking. He moved back to Colorado City, Texas in 1986 to begin farming. He and Dorothy moved to Lubbock to be closer to family in 2019. He loved to sit in the garage with Dorothy and watch cars go by, visit with neighbors, feed the birds and make sausage and beef jerky.
Graveside services were held at the Dorn Cemetery in Colorado City, Texas on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 1000.
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