Melvin "Mel" Perry Bell, 91, of Greenville, passed away on February 2, 2019.
Born February 18, 1927 in Easley, he was the son of Luther Bell and Beatrice Durham Bell. Mel graduated from Parker High School in 1944. While a freshman at Furman University, he joined the Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1945-1946. A 1950 graduate of Furman University, he was an outstanding basketball player making the All-State team. He was the head basketball coach for one year and volunteered as an assistant and recruiter for 7 years. Mel was inducted into the Furman Paladin Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2000, Mel retired from SlipNot Belting Corporation of Tennessee after 47 years.
He was a Christian athlete, loved all things Furman, and was an overall "good, kind man". Photography was his passion. Mel was a member of the Roundtable Class at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, where he also coached boys and girls basketball for many years. He was a member of the Poinsett Club, the Greenville Country Club, the Paladin Club, and the Furman Good Guys golf group.
Mel is survived by his wife of 24 years, Harriett Bell; four children, Jeffrey Bell (Caroline) of Townville, Rachael Bell of Greenville, Perry Bell (Christina) of White, GA, and Charlotte Yarkoni (Erez) of Seattle, WA; seven grandchildren, Lauren Evans (Pride), Rachael Bell, Blair Pedigo (Thomas), Alex Poag (Lindsay), Jake Poag, Caroline Wright, and Abigail Yarkoni; four great-grandchildren, Kennedy Pedigo, Kaden Pedigo, Kendall Mazzei, and Pride Evans; and two step-children, Jay Spivey of Greenville and Beth Tetterton (William) of Camden.
In addition to his parents, Mel was preceded in death by a brother, Martin W. Bell.
Entombment in Woodlawn Memorial Park Remembrance Mausoleum.
Born February 18, 1927 in Easley, he was the son of Luther Bell and Beatrice Durham Bell. Mel graduated from Parker High School in 1944. While a freshman at Furman University, he joined the Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1945-1946. A 1950 graduate of Furman University, he was an outstanding basketball player making the All-State team. He was the head basketball coach for one year and volunteered as an assistant and recruiter for 7 years. Mel was inducted into the Furman Paladin Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2000, Mel retired from SlipNot Belting Corporation of Tennessee after 47 years.
He was a Christian athlete, loved all things Furman, and was an overall "good, kind man". Photography was his passion. Mel was a member of the Roundtable Class at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, where he also coached boys and girls basketball for many years. He was a member of the Poinsett Club, the Greenville Country Club, the Paladin Club, and the Furman Good Guys golf group.
Mel is survived by his wife of 24 years, Harriett Bell; four children, Jeffrey Bell (Caroline) of Townville, Rachael Bell of Greenville, Perry Bell (Christina) of White, GA, and Charlotte Yarkoni (Erez) of Seattle, WA; seven grandchildren, Lauren Evans (Pride), Rachael Bell, Blair Pedigo (Thomas), Alex Poag (Lindsay), Jake Poag, Caroline Wright, and Abigail Yarkoni; four great-grandchildren, Kennedy Pedigo, Kaden Pedigo, Kendall Mazzei, and Pride Evans; and two step-children, Jay Spivey of Greenville and Beth Tetterton (William) of Camden.
In addition to his parents, Mel was preceded in death by a brother, Martin W. Bell.
Entombment in Woodlawn Memorial Park Remembrance Mausoleum.
Melvin "Mel" Perry Bell, 91, of Greenville, passed away on February 2, 2019.
Born February 18, 1927 in Easley, he was the son of Luther Bell and Beatrice Durham Bell. Mel graduated from Parker High School in 1944. While a freshman at Furman University, he joined the Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1945-1946. A 1950 graduate of Furman University, he was an outstanding basketball player making the All-State team. He was the head basketball coach for one year and volunteered as an assistant and recruiter for 7 years. Mel was inducted into the Furman Paladin Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2000, Mel retired from SlipNot Belting Corporation of Tennessee after 47 years.
He was a Christian athlete, loved all things Furman, and was an overall "good, kind man". Photography was his passion. Mel was a member of the Roundtable Class at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, where he also coached boys and girls basketball for many years. He was a member of the Poinsett Club, the Greenville Country Club, the Paladin Club, and the Furman Good Guys golf group.
Mel is survived by his wife of 24 years, Harriett Bell; four children, Jeffrey Bell (Caroline) of Townville, Rachael Bell of Greenville, Perry Bell (Christina) of White, GA, and Charlotte Yarkoni (Erez) of Seattle, WA; seven grandchildren, Lauren Evans (Pride), Rachael Bell, Blair Pedigo (Thomas), Alex Poag (Lindsay), Jake Poag, Caroline Wright, and Abigail Yarkoni; four great-grandchildren, Kennedy Pedigo, Kaden Pedigo, Kendall Mazzei, and Pride Evans; and two step-children, Jay Spivey of Greenville and Beth Tetterton (William) of Camden.
In addition to his parents, Mel was preceded in death by a brother, Martin W. Bell.
Entombment in Woodlawn Memorial Park Remembrance Mausoleum.
Born February 18, 1927 in Easley, he was the son of Luther Bell and Beatrice Durham Bell. Mel graduated from Parker High School in 1944. While a freshman at Furman University, he joined the Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1945-1946. A 1950 graduate of Furman University, he was an outstanding basketball player making the All-State team. He was the head basketball coach for one year and volunteered as an assistant and recruiter for 7 years. Mel was inducted into the Furman Paladin Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2000, Mel retired from SlipNot Belting Corporation of Tennessee after 47 years.
He was a Christian athlete, loved all things Furman, and was an overall "good, kind man". Photography was his passion. Mel was a member of the Roundtable Class at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, where he also coached boys and girls basketball for many years. He was a member of the Poinsett Club, the Greenville Country Club, the Paladin Club, and the Furman Good Guys golf group.
Mel is survived by his wife of 24 years, Harriett Bell; four children, Jeffrey Bell (Caroline) of Townville, Rachael Bell of Greenville, Perry Bell (Christina) of White, GA, and Charlotte Yarkoni (Erez) of Seattle, WA; seven grandchildren, Lauren Evans (Pride), Rachael Bell, Blair Pedigo (Thomas), Alex Poag (Lindsay), Jake Poag, Caroline Wright, and Abigail Yarkoni; four great-grandchildren, Kennedy Pedigo, Kaden Pedigo, Kendall Mazzei, and Pride Evans; and two step-children, Jay Spivey of Greenville and Beth Tetterton (William) of Camden.
In addition to his parents, Mel was preceded in death by a brother, Martin W. Bell.
Entombment in Woodlawn Memorial Park Remembrance Mausoleum.
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