Mary Olganell Boler Bell, 87, born in Neshoba County, Miss., and a resident of Bay Minette, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007 at North Baldwin Infirmary in Bay Minette.
She was a retired secretary and bookkeeper for Bell Insurance Agency and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bay Minette.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl P. Bell Sr. and her brother, Otha Boler.
Survivors include a son, Earl P. (Carolyn) Bell Jr. of Bay Minette; three daughters, Ina Sue Bryant of San Diego, Sarah (Ned) Sibert of Brewton and Becky (Doug) Hicks of Bay Minette; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, James Boler of Hattiesburg, Miss.; and two sisters, Chris Green of Meridian, Miss., and Ritz Ready of Austin, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Chip Starnes officiating. Burial will follow at Bay Minette Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Jeff Bryant, Ned Sibert III, Michael Bell, Preston Bryant, Douglas Hicks Jr. and Sean Murphy. Alternates were Scott Mitchell and Scott Johnson.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1628, Bay Minette, AL 36507 or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 409410, Atlanta, GA 30384.
Arrangements are made by Norris Funeral Home, Bay Minette.
