Nadine Bell

Mrs. Bertha Nadine Bell Mrs. Bertha Nadine Bell, 84, of Bartlesville, died early Saturday morning, December 24, 2011 at her home in the Green Country Retirement Village. Funeral services for Mrs. Bell will be held at 2 P.M. Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the East Bartlesville Christian Church with Mr. Mr. David Mabon officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Bertha Nadine Bell was born Aug. 14, 1927 in the family farmhouse at rural Garber, OK to George and Carrie Cinnamon. Nadine was the youngest of seven children. As a child she moved with her family to a farm near Hulah, Ok. She attended school in Copan and graduated from Copan High School in 1945. She then attended Bartlesville Business college and was employed as a secretary with Cities Service Oil Company in Bartlesville. She was married to H.N. “Blackie” Bell on Aug. 16th, 1946 at Pawhuska, and they made their home in Bartlesville. Soon after, she resigned from Cities Service to help Blackie operate their business, Bell Auto Upholstery. In 1953 she gave birth to her only child, Steve. The couple started Bell Camper Sales in 1967, becoming one of the first RV retailers in the state. After retiring in 1986, they traveled all over the United States in their RV. Their travels included Alaska and Hawaii as well as the Caribbean and Mexico. From the mid ’50s till the late 60’s Blackie and Nadine, together with fellow water ski enthusiasts, entertained crowds at numerous lake events throughout the state performing water ski stunts. She always drove the boat when Blackie flew on his kite on water skis as part of the show. Nadine loved to water ski and continued to do so well into her late sixties. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Dewey and in later years, East Bartlesville Christian Church. She was a devoutly religious person all her life. In her younger years she enjoyed singing in the church choir. She was a charter member of the Bartlesville Exchange Club where she held several offices. She cherished the time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren, for whom she never missed a school or athletic event. She is survived by her Son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Kim Bell of Bartlesville; and her Grandchildren, Lane Thomas Bell of Bartlesville and Katrina Lynn “Katie” Bell of Ft. Worth TX., as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Blackie in 2005, and all of her brothers and sisters. PDF Printable Version

Nadine Bell

August 14, 1927 - December 24, 2011