Bell, Daniel Currie

Daniel Currie Bell (b. 1927) of Dublin, Va., passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of February 18, 2015, at Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, Va. He was 88 years old.

The son of Francis Bell III and Stella (Currie) Bell, Dan served as a Navy hospital corpsman in World War II, and was a graduate of Davidson College (1951). He was owner of Bell Realty (later Century 21), owner/ manager of Dublin Hardware, and was a past president of the New River Valley Board of Realtors. A lifetime and charter member of the Dublin Lions Club, Dan was very active in the local community through his service with the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, the Industrial Development Authority for Pulaski County, and numerous other civic organizations.

Beloved by his family and friends, Dan was predeceased by his brother, Francis Bell IV of Harrisonburg, Va.; and is survived by his wife, Joanne (Lewis) Bell; sister, Ellen (Bell) Campbell of Harrisonburg, Va.; sister-in-law, Isabelle (Mottesheard) Bell of Harrisonburg, Va.; and stepchildren, Denise Yama of Atlanta, Ga., David Yama of San Francisco, Calif., and Leah (Yama) P’Simer of Seattle, Wash.

Services will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Meredith Chapel, Sunnyside, with the Rev. Paul O’Gorek officiating. There will be a second, larger service on Friday, February 27, 11 a.m. at New Dublin Presbyterian Church in Dublin, Va. where Dan was a former Treasurer, and life time member. In lieu of flowers, donations to be made to the Sunnyside Foundation, New Dublin Presbyterian Church, the Dan and Joanne Bell Endowed Scholarship at New River Community College, Dublin, Va., or the Daniel C. and Joanne L. Bell Endowment Fund of the New River Valley Community Foundation.