Lemuel Duey Bell, 88, died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 with his family by his side at his home in Mechanicsville, MD after succumbing to a long illness. Born in Dubois, Maryland on February 2, 1927 Lem was the son of Charles Lemuel Bell and Margaret Gertrude Bell also of MD.

Lem proudly served with the 346th Engineer General Service Regimen of the US Army during WWII. He went on to retire from his position as a depot supervisor at Wonder Bread Bakery.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary Juanita Bell, 5 children-Mary F Payne, Lemuel Moran Bell, Douglas Edward Bell, Lillian Olivia Jamison and David Allen Bell along with 11 grandchildren and 21 Great grandchildren.

Family will receive friends for Lem's Visitation from 10:00am to 11:00am on Saturday, May 23, 2015, followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00am at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Rd, Charlotte Hall MD. Burial to follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland, MD. Arrangments provided by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home.