Claude Willice Bell, 80, of Ash Fork, Arizona died on March 19, 2008. He was born August 24, 1927 to John Taylor and Capatoria Bell, in El Centro, California. Claude served in the US Army and was a veteran of World War II. He worked in the electronics field in the Silicon Valley.

Claude leaves behind his loving wife Mary Ellen Bell and loving children and stepchildren Phyllis Cook of Chadsworth, CA, Claude Bell Jr. of San Diego, CA, James Bell of El Centro, CA, Cynthia Keeve of San Diego, CA, Rosemary Orndoff of Willows, CA, Dorothy McKaney of Flagstaff, AZ, Charles Shank of Modesto, CA, Donna Neal of Maricopa, AZ, Suzanne Lopez of Modesto, CA, William Randle of Modesto, CA and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A Service of Remembrance will be held Friday, March 28, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in the Norvel Owens Mortuary Chapel, 914 E. Route 66, Flagstaff, Arizona.