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Ottie Collins Bell

October 12, 1936 - July 30, 2022

Mrs. Ottie Collins Bell, age 85, died on Saturday July 30, 2022 at Gentilly Gardens under the care of Regency Southern Care Hospice. The Collins, GA native worked for Claxton Manufacturing and Loxcreen.

Mrs. Ottie was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband James R. Bell, Jr.; her parents Early Collins and Kate Usher Collins, her siblings Louise Sandell, Earline Barber, Faye Sosby, Geraldine Minick, Joshia Collins, Vernon Collins and Collie Collins.

Surviving are her son James Clayton Bell and his wife Patricia Diane Bell, and a daughter Cynthia Darlene Bell Wolf and her husband Terry Wolf; her grandchildren Heather Bell Greg) Mims, Britt Mathews (Angie) Wolf, Kenneth James Wolf, James Clayton (Allison) Bell II; her great grandchildren Hannah Mims, Kendahl Mims, Hadley Mims, Harleigh Mims, Harper Mims, Lincoln Wolf, Georgia Rai Wolf, Owen Wolf, Addelayde Wolf, Noah Wolf, Liam Wolf, Roman Bell and Freya Bell, Melony Blake, Gabriel Blake and Cody Wade and Karson Wade: her siblings Joann Fordham, Martha Chaffin, Darwin Collins and Fred Collins, a sister-in-law Gloria Hoch and several nieces and nephews.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home.

The graveside service and burial will be held on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Upper Black Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Joe Eason officiating. The family requests attendees wear your favorite T-shirt and jeans.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Upper Black Creek Cemetery Fund C/o Ken McElveen, 348 McElveen Rd. Brooklet, GA 30415 or to Alzheimer’s Research 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.

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