Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, of Golden, Miss.; died of wounds suffered June 4, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He is survived by his wife Samantha Lucas Bell and daughter Lana Nicole Bell, both of Fort Richardson, AK, his parents Timothy and Barbara Bell, and brothers Zachary and Timothy Joseph Bell, all of Red Bay, AL. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents James and Mary Wooten of Vernon, AL, his paternal grandmother Judith Pitcher of MI, his mother and father –in-law Vera and Roger Lucas and his brother-in-law Roger Lucas, all of Vina, Al. Army Specialists Andrew Fettig, Patrick Fry, Robert Worthington and PFC William Berreman, who went through basic training with SGT Bell at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, served as pallbearers in addition to the Mississippi Army National Guard Honor Guard.
Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, of Golden, Miss.; died of wounds suffered June 4, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He is survived by his wife Samantha Lucas Bell and daughter Lana Nicole Bell, both of Fort Richardson, AK, his parents Timothy and Barbara Bell, and brothers Zachary and Timothy Joseph Bell, all of Red Bay, AL. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents James and Mary Wooten of Vernon, AL, his paternal grandmother Judith Pitcher of MI, his mother and father –in-law Vera and Roger Lucas and his brother-in-law Roger Lucas, all of Vina, Al. Army Specialists Andrew Fettig, Patrick Fry, Robert Worthington and PFC William Berreman, who went through basic training with SGT Bell at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, served as pallbearers in addition to the Mississippi Army National Guard Honor Guard.
