Hardie Bell Jr.

November 7, 1951 - November 16, 2021

Hardie J. Bell Jr. was born November 7, 1951 in Wetumpka, AL to Hardie J. Bell Sr. and Idella Smoke Bell. Mr. Bell served in the United States Marine Corps having served during the Vietnam era, and was honorably discharged. He was united in holy matrimony to the former Edna Davis on June 23, 1972 and their union was blessed with three children. He was a welder and worked for American Highway for over 20 years. Hardie was a jokester and loved working on cars, doing yard work, fishing, and in days gone by, he enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Edna Bell of Kankakee, IL; his children, Aron (Pamela) Bell of Bourbonnais, IL, Deonte Bell and Harlan Bell, both of Texas and Melinda (Curtis) Butler of Kankakee, IL; brothers, James (Wanda) Bell of South Carolina, William (LaKesha) Johnson of Kankakee, IL and Markus Bell of Alabama; sisters, Joann Johnson of Country Club Hills, IL, Denolia Gale and Lucille (Richard) Pankey, both of Kankakee, IL, Polly Hardaway of Bradley, IL and Dorothy Sears of Alabama; an aunt, Annie (Bishop Beado) Harris of Country Club Hills, IL; in-laws, Susie (Danny) Ward of New York, Teresa Davis and Sylvester Davis, both of Kankakee, IL and Katherine Goodwine of South Carolina; 12 grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by a son, William Bell; a daughter, Takesha Harris; two granddaughters, Marquisha Hill and MaKayla Bell and two brothers, Jimmie Belle and Johnnie Lee Bell.