Obituary of Lawrence Bell

Lawrence Bell passed away March 17, 2019 in Des Moines, Wash.  He was born July 24, 1934 to Stephen McMorris Bell and Annie Lee Lowe Bell in Wichita, Kan. He was a Burien, Wash. resident for 51 years.

Larry earned a BA in Business from Wichita State University.  He served in the U.S. Air Force as a radio intercept operator from 1954 to 1958.  Professionally, he worked in financial services at DSHS (1971-1997), for Northwest Security Services (1996-2003), and Reliant Security (2003-2008).  He had a lifelong appreciation of the arts.

Larry is survived by his sister, Maxine Wilkes of Walnut Creek, Calif.; nieces and nephews, Anita (Steve) Chartier of Wichita, Cheri (Greg) Beretta of Dublin, Calif., Lu (Bob) Potilla of Wichita, Stephanie Brown of Gainesville, Fla., Jeff (Christina) Wilkes of Montville, Ohio, Steve (Kim) Bell of Livermore, Calif., Carolyn (Peter) Brummel of Seattle.  He was predeceased by his parents; and brothers, Robert Bell and Elbert Bell.

No services planned.