Judy Bell's Obituary

SANFORD---Judith “Judy” Ringelman Bell, 64, of 182 Grammar Road, Sanford, Maine, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at the Gosnall Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine.

Judy was born on May 26, 1946, in Toledo, Ohio. She grew up in Lakeland, Florida and lived for 33 years in Canton, North Carolina, before moving to Sanford, Maine, where she and her husband worked as missionary helpers in the Calvary Baptist Church.

Judy worked as a medical office assistant in Clyde, North Carolina, for many years. She was also a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a dedicated and faithful member of Maple Grove Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina prior to moving to Maine.

Surviving are her husband of 46 years, Ronnie Carlton Bell; daughter, Tracy Waldrop and husband, Steve Waldrop of Black Mountain, North Carolina; and son, Todd Bell and wife, Amy Bell, of Sanford, Maine; seven grandchildren, Steven Waldrop, Jr., Elisabeth Bell, Benjamin Bell, Cherith Bell, Micah Waldrop, Abigail Bell and Kaitlyn Waldrop.

She is also survived by a half sister, Sue Flory and family and a half brother, Dave Wickman and family.

The home going celebration will be held at 1pm on Friday, October 8, 2010, at Calvary Baptist Church, 68 High Street, Sanford, Maine. The Reverends Todd Bell and Tommy Carlisle will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Oak Dale Cemetery in Sanford, Maine.

The family will receive friends from 12-1pm, Friday, before the funeral at the church.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be sent to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 68 High Street, Sanford, Maine, 04073.

Services will be broadcast live at www.calvaryofsanford.org