Susan Anne Uribe

Susan Anne Bell Uribe was known as many things to many people. She was a loved one, a friend, and someone special. To family and friends who knew her best, Susan will be remembered as a very exceptional person.

       She was the daughter of Virgil and Annie Bell.

      Susan was raised with two sisters Beverley and Janet and one brother, Alan. Susan was usually involved in all sorts of activities with her siblings. She and her siblings shared many life experiences over the years.

      A typical teenager, Susan had a fairly happy high school experience, making that critical transition from adolescence to adulthood. She graduated high school in Beaumont but received her diploma through the American High School in ceremonies held at the Frankfurt, Germany Zoo after joining her family in Europe. She enjoyed some classes more than others, having favorite subjects and teachers.

      Susan enjoyed her college years, which may have been a challenge with all of the academics, responsibilities, and the sudden freedom that accompanied them, but Susan was able to manage the balancing act. She returned to the states to attend North Texas State University.

       Empathic and loyal, Susan was committed to making her new family happy.

      Susan worked hard to be a good mother to her children and she did her best to fulfill their needs. Susan was blessed with two daughters, Anne and Susan and two sons, David and John. Another blessing for Susan was the gift of five grandchildren, Gunnar, Bridger, Greighson, Shannon, and Brittany.

      Susan enjoyed traveling and time away on vacations. It was a chance for her to renew and relax, to visit new places and experience new things. She and Ray enjoyed wonderful cruises, the best to Alaska, Hawaii and the Mediterranean.

      Susan passed away on August 6, 2016 at North Hills Hospital in North Richland Hills, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Edward Ray Uribe; daughters, Anne James and husband, Loren, Susan Blakey and husband, Brett; sons, David Uribe and John Uribe; grandchildren, Gunnar, Bridger and Greighson James, Shannon and Brittany Blakey; sister, Janet Garrett and husband, Jamie; brother, Alan Bell; her uncle, Sunny Eubanks, a retired Fort Worth fireman/investigator; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Services were held at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Colleyville, Texas. Susan was laid to rest in DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.

      Susan was an individual who will for all time be remembered by her family and friends as being a caring and giving person, someone who was a vital part of their lives. Susan leaves behind her a legacy of life-long friendships and many cherished memories. Everyone whose life she touched will always remember Susan Anne Bell Uribe.

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Susan Anne Bell Uribe, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be sent to aid the police officers who were killed or injured in Dallas and their families via dallasfof.org. Susan was born June 1, 1943, in Alexandria, Louisiana to Annie Lynne Routt and Lt. Virgil R. Bell of Fort Worth. Susan was the eldest of four children who grew up as "Army brats" because of their father's U.S. Army career. This meant many moves and different schools she attended. She graduated high school in Beaumont but received her diploma through the American High School in ceremonies held at the Frankfurt, Germany, Zoo after joining her family in Europe. She returned to the states to attend North Texas State University. She met and married the love of her life, Maj. Edward Ray Uribe, who was stationed at Carswell AFB in Fort Worth. They were married 48 years at the time of her passing. As a military wife she followed her husband in his career for 33 more years in commercial aviation. She and Ray enjoyed wonderful cruises, the best to Alaska, Hawaii and the Mediterranean. Susan was all about love, motherhood, kindness, loyalty, and always to everybody, her SMILE. Her smile was so infectious and oh so welcoming to friends and family. Susan suffered greatly from muscle and skeletal health problems the last few years of her life, being cared for primarily by her husband. She endured many trips to doctors, hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. Throughout her battles she maintained a positive and friendly attitude, but, most of all, charmed everyone who aided her with that beautiful and wonderful smile. She will always be remembered for that. She was preceded in death by her father and mother and her beloved sister, Beverly Faye Bell Hewett. Survivors: She is survived by her husband, Edward Ray Uribe; daughters, Anne James and husband, Loren, Susan Blakey and husband, Brett; sons, David Uribe and John Uribe; grandchildren, Gunnar, Bridger and Greighson James, Shannon and Brittany Blakey; sister, Janet Garrett and husband, Jamie; brother, Alan Bell; her uncle, Sunny Eubanks, a retired Fort Worth fireman/investigator; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.