CHARLES LOCKRIDGE-BELL
December 21, 1946 - November 11, 2005
Charles Edward
Lockridge-Bell, 58, of Marlin died November 11, 2005.
Services were held Saturday, November 19, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Elm Grove
Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Dr.
Robert C. Thomas eulogist, and Pastor Waylon D. Sias officiating.
Charles was born
December 21,1946 to the parents of Marshall Bell and Eula Lockridge-Bell. At an
early age Charles accepted the Lord, united and was baptized at Marlin
Missionary First Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. Eric
Hooker. Charles was active in various church
activities, and he also was a part of the Boys Scout of Marlin.
Charles attended
Booker T. Washington public school in Marlin Texas.
Charles loved to play football, basketball and run track. While attending High School, Charles met and married Gloria King.
To this, union three children were born.
Later in life
Charles moved to Dallas where he became a truck driver by trade. In 1996, Charles moved back to Marlin where he was reunited
with his high school sweetheart Faye. Charles and Faye (Ruby) married July 5,
1997. Charles would later unite with Elm Grove
Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Robert C. Thomas, where
he served as treasurer of the Brotherhood.
On Friday
morning, November 11,2005 Charles departed this life.
Charles was proceeded in death by parents,
Rev. Marshall Bell and Eula Lockridge Bell and his former wife Gloria Dean Bell,
son Charles Edward Bell Jr., Brother Bertron Jay Bell Sr., and a granddaughter
Cierra Williams.
Charles leaves
to cherish his memories a loving wife Ruby (Faye) Bell; his mother, Alyene
Belief Marlin, Texas; a daughter, Lynda Butler (Julius) Scaggs; two sons
Roderick Bell and Enrico (Philidda) Bell Both of Lansing Michigan; one sister,
Jewel (Eulrike) LeDay of Baytown, Texas; two brothers Marshall (Charmion) Bell,
and Terry Bell both of Marlin, Texas; one aunt, Jocelia (T. C.) Mitchell of
Houston, Texas; four special children, Donald (Roshune) Williams of Long Beach,
Calif., Sasha (Larry) Massington of Marlin, Texas, Chavous (Nickie) Williams of
Dallas, Texas, and Marquis Dickerson of Dallas, Texas; eighteen grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; eight sister-in-laws, Cheryl Bell of Ceres, Calif.,
Goldie Shaw, Dora Wiggins, Bertha (Robert) Robinson, Ruth (Leonard) Morgan,
Ester (Fred) Evans, Billie (Kenneth) Young and Opal Phillips all of Dallas,
Texas; three brother-n-laws, Charles (Marva) Fantona, Calif., Frank Glenn and
Robert (Joyce) Butler all of Marlin, Texas, a host of nephews, great-nephews,
nieces, great-nieces, cousins and friends. Special
friends, Gertie Allen, Sonny Johnson, Robert and Lavern Thomas and the entire
Elm Grove Baptist Church Family.
Charles'
favorite passage of God word was the Psalms 23.
Pallbearers were
the Elm Grove Brotherhood and Demetrius Parker. Honorary pallbearers were the
2005 Marlin Bulldogs Football Team, Coach Malone and staff.