Cardell

Bell

Cardell Bell, "Booty" as he was affectionately called, was born to the parentage of Eaf Melvin Bell, Sr. and Mamie Oliver Bell on December 9, 1945, in Miller's Ferry, Florida. On Sunday, November 16, 2025, at Chipola Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Marianna, FL, Booty answered the call from his heavenly father and transitioned from this life.

Booty received his public education in the Washington County School System. As a child he developed a love for fishing and hunting, which followed him into adulthood. He loved baseball and the Atlanta Braves was his favorite team. He was a hardworking, loving, genuine and straight-forward man always having a song on his heart. He loved music and played the harmonica and bass guitar. He was also the proud owner of "Club Disco 49 Off Highway 79" and loved bringing people together through music and laughter. Booty loved his family and his community. Regardless of his countless travels, Ebro was always his home. One of his infamous says was, "Big dollars, no small change." Booty loved his wife, Shirley Sue "Tooty". They shared a love like no other. Through the good and bad, on the fishing banks and more, it was them against everything. To know him was a gift; to be loved by him was a blessing.

He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Shirley Sue Bell, daughter, Dorothy Ann Bell-Jones, and siblings: Eaf Bell, Jr., Harvey D. Bell, Sr., Arvey Bell, Ardis Bell, W.D. Bell, K.C. Bell, Casey Bell, Lofton Bell, Emanuel Bell, Julius Bell, Idell Bell, and Walter Bell.

He leaves to cherish his memories and honor his legacy: Son - Wilson Bell and Daughter -  Glenda Ann Bell; Bonus children - Latisha Anderson, Durrell Anderson, Jessica Anderson Simmons (Alicia) and Amy Spencer; Brothers: Adis Bell, Sr. and James Cleveland Bell; 22 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; favorite nephew – Jovani Bell; along with a host of nieces, nephews, other relative and friends.