Donna J. Bell

Donna J. Bell, age 78, of Mulvane, Kansas, formerly of Garnett, Kansas, went from her home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. She was born October 31, 1933, in Augusta, Kansas, the daughter of Doan and Neda (Wilson) Maness. Donna graduated from Augusta High School. She pursued a career in telecommunications that included employment at Southwestern Bell, Convair Aircraft, North American Aircraft Company, and Western Union, where she won the National Manager of the Year Award. She married Clovis (Wes) Bell on August 30, 1958 at Marietta, Oklahoma. This union was blessed with one daughter, Dana. Donna was a wonderful and loving wife, mother and grandmother, and will be missed by all who knew her. She was an avid reader of non-fiction and she was an enjoyable conversationalist. Throughout her life Donna and her family lived in numerous states and foreign countries. Donna was an excellent hostess. While abroad she hosted many United States executives and politicians, as well as foreign country ambassadors here and abroad. Donna was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Dana M. Bell; three brothers, Joe, Edward, and Gene; three sisters, Beatrice, Maxine, and Velda. She is survived by her husband, Wes Bell and granddaughter Tiffany N. Bell, both of the home in Mulvane. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Garnett Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association.