Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Bell , Richard Graydon "Dick"  August 14 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Richard Graydon "Dick" Bell 
Services: Wed., Aug 18, 10 a.m.

Services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., 
Wednesday, August 18, at 10:00 a.m. for Richard Graydon "Dick" Bell, 88, who 
passed away August 14, 2004, at his home with his family present. Reverend 
D.L. Burton will officiate and burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Dick was born in Dibble, Oklahoma on December 1, 1915, the second of five 
children born to Albert William Bell and Vivian Barefoot. Dick was preceded in 
death by his older brother, Freeman Francis Bell; his youngest sister, Jean 
Elizabeth Mireau and two granddaughters, Melody Deaver and Tammy Jorquera. He 
is survived by his wife, Marilyn; son, Paul Albert Bell; daughter, Vivian Lynn 
Goth; adopted daughter, Robyn Gallagher; brother, Paul Albert Bell and sister, 
Carmen Pearl Hartman. In addition, he is also survived by seven grandchildren, 
thirteen great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and a host of 
friends.

Dick joined the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served with distinction in the submarine 
service in the Pacific during WWII. He married Martha Louisa Casselman in 1943 
and returned to Oklahoma upon his retirement from the Navy in 1954. Dick 
graduated from the University of Oklahoma and taught Mathematics in high 
school and junior high school until 1972 when he retired for the second time. 
Dick married Marilyn Gallagher in 1983, after the death of his first wife. 
Dick and Marilyn moved to Bakersfield in 1998, where they became very active 
in the World of Pentecost Church.

The family wishes to take this opportunity to thank Odyssey Hospice for their 
excellent care and support during this difficult time.

Visitation will begin today at 5:00 p.m., at Greenlawn Mortuary, 3700 River 
Blvd.

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 


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