Shirley Ann Bell

Mrs. Shirley Ann Bell, age 71 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at NHC Healthcare in Milan. Funeral services for Mrs. Bell will be conducted on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 2:00pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Mayfield, Bro. John Coleman, and Bro. Robbie Bickford officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery.

She was born February 23, 1951, in Mason Hall, TN; the daughter of the late Cleamon & Ola Mae (Woods) Bawcum.  She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Rutherford.

She is survived by her loving husband, Eddie Bell; two children, Tracy (Bell) Autry (Brad), Richard Bell (Mandy); siblings, Catherine McLane, Wilbur Gant, Cletus Bawcum, Bobby Bawcum, Kay Barron, Linda Taylor; and two grandchildren, Chloe & Connor Bell.  She was preceded in death by sisters, Betty Gilliland, and Barbara Mitchell.

The family will receive friends from 5:00pm – 8:00pm on Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Shirley Ann Bell.