Richard E. Bell

Richard E. “Dick” Bell, 83, died July 14, 2019 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.

Born on January 28, 1936 in Conway, SC, he was the son of the late R.E. and Ruby Reeves Bell.

Dick retired from his business, Bell Oil Company, in 1995 to his farm in Wampee, where he spent many wonderful years, working his garden, fishing and mostly spending time with his family and grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Diane Gore Bell; son, Chris Bell, his children, Austin and Camyrn Bell; daughter, Emily Bell Butzer, her children, Jarret and Carson Butzer; stepchildren, Andy Courtney and his wife, Mary Ann, their children, Katie and Tanner Courtney; Suzanne C. Palmer and her husband, Matt, and their children, Davis Simmons, Makayla and Phoenix Palmer; sister, JoAnn Johnson; three nieces, Beth, Amy, Meg; lifelong “blood” brother, Bill Bennett; and caregiver, Katie Washington.

Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Lee Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service. Burial, with military honors, will follow the service at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Water Tower Road, Longs, SC.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wampee Methodist Church, c/o Dwayne Williams, 156 Junco Circle, Longs, SC 29568 or Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund, 333 N. Summit Street, P.O. Box 10086, Toledo, OH 43699-0086.

A guestbook is available at www.leefhandcrematory.com.

Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach is serving the family.