Grace Marcella Bell-Fry, 92, passed away on Sunday July 30, 2017 at her home in Champaign, Illinois.

She was born on April 19, 1925 in Walton, Indiana to Emmett H. and Bertha (Stephenson) Burkett. Grace married Evan Dale Bell on December 20, 1940 in Logansport, Indiana and he passed away on July 18, 1983. She married Harry Irvin Fry on December 10, 1988 in Logansport, Indiana and he passed away on March 27, 2009.

Grace is survived by her children, Betty (James) Bell Gauze, Lawrence L. (Eva) Bell and Barbara K. “Babs” (Gerald) Bell Hajdusiewicz; grandchildren Kregg (Jenny Sears) Sanders, Kelly Grace (G. Scott) Allhands, James A. (Linda Garczynski), Donna Gauze, Steven B. (Deana) Gauze, Tricia Lynn (Jeffrey) Fox, Nicholas Ari Hajdusiewicz, and Allison E. (Jenny Robertson) Hajdusiewicz; 17 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; sister, Pauline Baber; nieces and nephews Mary Edith Titus, Marlene Lindach, Becky Forney, Diane Achgill, Sharon Denhardt, Norman Snyder, Shirley Griffin, Shelly Wiseley, Sheila Troutman, Marie Totten, Pamela Dove, Bobby Burkett, Kevin Burkett, Ronald Burkett, Phyllis Cooksey, Russell Baber, Carmen Baber, and Rita Hettinger; sisters-in-law Sue Burkett and Dixie Burkett; honorary granddaughter Kaili Yun; Living Angels Pastor Sheryl Palmer, Evelyn DuPriest, Wanda (Vince) Haschek-Hock, Corina Mira, Terry and Nancy Dolan, Moder (late Zeenat) Attarwalla, Jimmy and Shirley Howe, Sue Kumler, DeAnna Williams, and Bobby Swann; “Team Grace Caregivers” June 2017 to now and always- Georgiana Schuster, Amy Love, Karen Palmisano, Kaleigh Adams, Linda Edmunds.

Grace was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; grandson, Darin E. Bell; siblings, Joe Burkett, Ed Burkett, Helen Cunningham, Margaret Snyder, Donald Burkett, Raymond Burkett, David Burkett and Clifford Burkett; nieces and nephews Jean Creviston, Carol Stacey, Linda White, Carolyn White, Mike Burkett and Clifford Burkett and sisters-in-law Donna Burkett, Helen Burkett, and Mary Burkett.

Grace was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, a noted cook and piemaker. She restored antique furniture for her home and others. Grace raised chickens and produce for the family food. She created specialty handmade lamp shades and designer clothing for her children. Grace managed a small restaurant on highway 25 in Burrows, Indiana for many years. She retired from Essex Wire in Flora, Indiana after working many years in production, always excelling her quota.

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