[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 4, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF NELLEANN RUTH HAMM BELL

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 4, 2014

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
life and service of Northwest Florida's beloved Nelleann ``Nell'' Ruth 
Hamm Bell who passed away on January 31, 2014. Mrs. Bell was a loving 
and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a leader 
in the community. Northwest Florida mourns her loss.
   Mrs. Bell was born in Birmingham, Alabama, where she lived before 
moving with her family to Pensacola, Florida. She and her husband, Dr. 
Reed Bell, both attended Pensacola High School and graduated in 1947. 
They later married and started a family. Mrs. Bell supported her 
husband and help raised their six children, as Dr. Bell served as the 
Medical Director of the Sacred Heart Children's Hospital.
   In the late 1970s, Mrs. Bell became heavily involved in politics and 
civil society. She founded the Pensacola chapter of the Florida 
Federation of Women for Responsible Legislation, and thanks to her 
dedicated leadership, she became the organization's president. In this 
capacity, she worked with other organizations, such as the Eagle Forum, 
to promote pro-family legislation. Mrs. Bell was also deeply committed 
to improving the lives of people in her local community, and she made 
an immense impact on countless individuals through her founding of Our 
Mother's Home, a maternity home for unwed mothers. In addition to her 
leadership and service, Mrs. Bell was a woman of tremendous faith who 
was fully committed to serving the Lord.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am 
privileged to honor the life of Mrs. Nell Bell. My wife Vicki and I 
offer our prayers and sincerest condolences to her six children, Rev. 
William R. Bell, Jr.; Mitzi Peters; Terry Bush; Former Florida Supreme 
Court Justice Kenneth Bell; Lance Bell; and Brian Bell; 20 
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; family and friends. Mrs. Bell 
will be truly missed, and her contributions to Northwest Florida will 
never be forgotten.

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