Born on July 2, 1940 in El Dorado, she was the daughter of Murphy and Lucille Tolbert Hammond. She was raised in El Dorado and was a 1958 EHS graduate. Sonnie was an active member of First Presbyterian Church where she was a member of the church choir and the Munson Sunday School Class. She was a homemaker and in her early years was a bookkeeper at First National Bank. She spent her spare time volunteering for her church and other organizations in El Dorado.
Sonnie was preceded in death by her parents and husband B. Patton Bell Jr, as she called him “My Patton”.
Survivors are her daughters Lori Bell of El Dorado and Karen Bell of Fayetteville, and sister, Kathy (Jerry) Pepper of El Dorado.
Graveside services by Young's Funeral Directors will be at 10:00, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Arlington Memorial Park with Rev. Mike Dumas officiating. Honorary pallbearers are Gary Hammond, Jamie Hammond, Tommy Patterson, and Marcus Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 300 East Main St, El Dorado, AR 71730.
Condolences may be expressed at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
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