FRANK BELL – Blaine – A committal service will be held 11:00AM Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at Tapley Cemetery in Blaine. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home.
Blaine – Frank Bell, 95, died February 26, 2007 at a Presque Isle hospital. He was born April 20, 1911 in Beachwood, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Harvey and Amanda (DeMerchant) Bell.
Frank was employed by Adelman Brothers in Blaine for over 45 years.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Louise (Newell) Bell of Blaine; a son and his wife Roger and Cindy Bell of Mars Hill; stepchildren and their spouses, Ronald and Bess Caldwell of Tennessee, David and Jean Caldwell of Mars Hill, Patricia and Norman Burgher of Mars Hill, Carolee and Clarence Kline of Maryland; sisters Bertha Mersereau and Hazel Rideout both of Mars Hill, Clara Grant of Bangor and Joyce Clevette of Presque Isle; 16 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Predeceasing him, were a daughter Patricia Pryor; sisters Edna and Marie; brothers John, Malcolm, Ronald and Ransford Bell and a stepson Jerry Caldwell.
Funeral services were conducted 2:00 PM Friday at the Duncan Funeral Home in Mars Hill with Pastor Kevin Smart officiating. Relatives and friends called at the funeral home from 1:00 PM until the time of the service. A spring interment will be in the Marshall Cemetery in Westfield. Gifts in his memory may be made to Catholic Charities of Maine, 4 Lombard Road, Caribou, Me. 04736. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com.
