Mr. John Wesley Bell " Weebie"

May 30, 1948 - June 4, 2019

Mr. John Wesley Bell better known as “Weebie” passed away Tuesday June 4, 2019 in Columbia, SC at the age of 71. He was born May 30, 1948 to Mr. Lonnie Bell and Ms. Roberta Gibson in Winnsboro, SC. Mr. John Wesley Bell, affectionately known as “Weebie” was born May 30, 1948 in Fairfield County, Winnsboro, South Carolina to the late Lonnie and Roberta Gibson Bell. He departed this earthly life on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his residence, 346 Bowling Avenue Columbia, SC. Weebie, attended the public schools of Fairfield and Richland County. He was a fun loving person and would tell you what he thought was wrong with you. To expound, he would say “not everyone can wear that color. So, why didn’t you ask somebody before you bought that.” Weebie’s favorite saying was “The truth is the light, and I can’t see a blame thing.” Mr. Bell was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, an older brother, Oscar Bell, Sr., his youngest sister, Margaret and a nephew, Oscar Bell, Jr. He leaves to cherish precious memories: three sisters, Henrietta Bell Geter, Flora (Larry) Staley, both of Columbia, SC and Maggie (Herman) Wheeler of Charlotte, NC; a niece, who is like a daughter, Gladys (Lonzo) Penn of the home; six nephews, five nieces, nine grand nieces, ten great nephews and nieces, one sister-in-law, Willie Mae Bell, special friends, Tina Bell, Ella Geter, Leroy Burrell, Lindel English, Ricky Ashford, Cola Taylor, John W., Lonnie James, and Bobby Bell, Calvin and Kenneth Atkins and Zakiyaha and Peter Penn and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.