"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil." Proverbs 31:10,11. She was a retired secretary with Dow Chemical of Plaquemine with 30 years of service. Billie died at 12:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. She was 75. Visitation at Broadmoor United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Ken Carroll. Entombment in Greenoaks Memorial Park Mausoleum. She is survived by her husband, Henry Bell; son, Charles "Chip" Bell, wife Donna Polito Bell and their children, Brian, Chris, David and Lauren, of Westlake Village, Calif.; son, Thomas Bell, his children, Morgan and Taylor, and their mother, Denise Bell, of Baton Rouge; son, Christopher John Bell, wife Deborah, and their children, Emily and Elizabeth, of Amelia, Ohio; nephews, Dr. Tead Selby, St. Louis, and David Goldberg, Tucson, Ariz.; niece, Rachel Darnell, Tucson; and special friends, Nathalee and Ruth. Preceded in death by her mother, Winnie Bates McCurley; father, Joe McCurley; stepfather, Morris Caillouet; and sister, Betty Joe Wallis. She was a graduate of Istrouma High School and attended LSU. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Research Center or Hospice of Baton Rouge. Arrangements by Rabenhorst Funeral Home East.
Published in The Advocate on 2/19/2008.