SGT Christoper Roger Bell, 21, of Red Bay, AL died 4 June 2011 in the Alingar District, Laghman Province of Afghanistan when his patrol vehicle struck an IED. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday evening, June 16, 2011 at Memorial Funeral Home from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. His service will be Friday, June 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. James Gardner, officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Living Faith Tabernacle Cemetery in Columbus. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal, NATO Medal, and Combat Action Badge, posthumously. He was also awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ Bronze Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat and Special Skill Badge Basic Markmanship Qualification Badge and Overseas Service Bar. The son of Timothy Roger and Barbara Wooten Bell, SGT Bell was born January 5, 1990 in St. Joseph, MI. A graduate of Tremont, MS High School, he enlisted in the United States Army in February, 2008. He was a member of the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd MP Battalion, 3MEB at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Frank Bell and an uncle Timothy Pugh. He is survived by his wife Samantha Lucas Bell and daughter Lana Nicole Bell, both of Fort Richardson, AK, his parents Timothy and Barbara Bell, and brothers Zachary and Timothy Joseph Bell, all of Red Bay, AL. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents James and Mary Wooten of Vernon, AL, his paternal grandmother Judith Pitcher of MI, his mother and father "in-law Vera and Roger Lucas and his brother - in law Roger Lucas, all of Vina, Al. Army Specialists Andrew Fettig, Patrick Fry, Robert Worthington and PFC William Berreman, who went through basic training with SGT Bell at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, will serve as pallbearers in addition to the Mississippi Army National Guard Honor Guard. Memorials may be made in SGT Bells name to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4889 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
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