C. Stuart Bell

C. Stuart Bell, 79, of Marshalltown, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. Memorial services for Stuart will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Marshalltown with Pastor Rich King officiating. Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church for the Unified Mission of Presbyterian Church USA. For more information or to send a condolence; please visit: www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Stuart and his family. Stuart Bell was born on June 16, 1935 in Paris, Texas to Clyde E and Lois Easton Bell. Stuart graduated from Paris High School and later the University of Texas. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force from 1960 until 1964. On June 6, 1962 Stuart was united in marriage to Carolyn Cottrell in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They moved to Marshalltown in 1977. Stuart had worked for Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center as an Assistant Administrator as well as hospitals in Grundy Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Omaha, Nebraska. Stuart was an avid fisherman. Stuart is survived by his wife Carolyn of 52 years. Children: Rebecca (Thomas) Hodges of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Janet Bell of Iowa City, Marjorie (Jon) Garry of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Craig (Celeste) Bell of Huntsville, Alabama. Grandchildren: Sara and Michael Hodges, Andrew and Daniel Spangler, William and Tyler Crubaugh and a sister Marjorie (Jim) Rickard of Houston, Texas. Stuart is preceded in death by his parents Clyde and Lois and his siblings Eleanor and Claiborne.