A carpenter, Marvin also worked fulltime at night at Railway Express in Savannah. He loved to ride motorcycles. He read National Geographic Magazines and dreamed of traveling the world, something his daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, and great-great-granddaughter got to do. After years of heart trouble, Marvin died of a heart attack at age 43 at Railway Express at the end of the Georgia-South Carolina hurricane of August 11-12, 1940. Marvin always had an adventurous spirit. and hours earlier, over his wife's objections, he had taken his daughter Kathleen out to explore as the eye of the hurricane passed over Savannah. His was one of two deaths in Savannah attributed to the hurricane although he did not "die of fright" of the hurricane as the press reported. His heart had been steadily weakening for many months, and it happened to fail at the time of the hurricane. He died at the height of the Perseid Meteor Shower.
Marvin is buried next to his beloved wife Nevada in Old Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Bulloch County. He and Nevada had one grandchild, Sharlotte Neely Donnelly; one great-grandchild, Bridgette Donnelly; and one great-great-grandchild, Quinn Donnelly. Marvin's ancestry was English, Scots, Welsh, and--through the Bell surname--Native American (Lumbee). He was a direct descendant of 18th century artist Joseph Badger.
Thanks so much to his wife Nevada McClelland Bell and daughters Kathleen Bell Neely and Lois Bell Myatt for much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.
A carpenter, Marvin also worked fulltime at night at Railway Express in Savannah. He loved to ride motorcycles. He read National Geographic Magazines and dreamed of traveling the world, something his daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, and great-great-granddaughter got to do. After years of heart trouble, Marvin died of a heart attack at age 43 at Railway Express at the end of the Georgia-South Carolina hurricane of August 11-12, 1940. Marvin always had an adventurous spirit. and hours earlier, over his wife's objections, he had taken his daughter Kathleen out to explore as the eye of the hurricane passed over Savannah. His was one of two deaths in Savannah attributed to the hurricane although he did not "die of fright" of the hurricane as the press reported. His heart had been steadily weakening for many months, and it happened to fail at the time of the hurricane. He died at the height of the Perseid Meteor Shower.
Marvin is buried next to his beloved wife Nevada in Old Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Bulloch County. He and Nevada had one grandchild, Sharlotte Neely Donnelly; one great-grandchild, Bridgette Donnelly; and one great-great-grandchild, Quinn Donnelly. Marvin's ancestry was English, Scots, Welsh, and--through the Bell surname--Native American (Lumbee). He was a direct descendant of 18th century artist Joseph Badger.
Thanks so much to his wife Nevada McClelland Bell and daughters Kathleen Bell Neely and Lois Bell Myatt for much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.
Inscription
"His memory is blessed."
Family Members
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Birdie Mae Bell Roberts
1899–1975
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Ruby Robena Bell McClelland
1901–1975
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James Roy Bell Sr
1904–1969
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Robert Travis Bell
1907–1907
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Lester Wyley Bell
1908–1987
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Willie Oscar Bell
1911–1989
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Lois Netherae Bell Peyton
1913–2005
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Mary Irene Bell Smith
1916–1995
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Edna Josephine "Jo" Bell Deal
1921–2014
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David Clayton Bell Jr
1923–1966