Ms. Mary E. Bell Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Etta Harkless Bell, will be held Saturday August 10, 2019, at noon at A.A. Dicks Funeral Home with the interment to follow at The Promised Land Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Etta Harkless Bell was born May 23, 1953 in Fairfield County, South Carolina to the late Edward Harkless and the late Louise Wright Palmer. Mary transitioned peacefully at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital, on August 5, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina at the age of sixty-six. Mary attended the Public Schools of Richland County and was joined in Holy Matrimony to the late Samuel M. Bell, April 21, 1975. Mary was very patient, loving, caring, and stern but, was a fair mother. She was loyal to her entire family and had the ability to inspire them. Ms. Bell was preceded in death by her husband, parents and a sister, Hazel Harkless Cammon. She is survived by her children: James (Jennifer) Harkless of Spartanburg, SC., NaTarsha (Gene) Favor of Gaston, SC., Anthony (Deitra) Bell and Yolanda (Dequan) Hamilton both of Columbia, SC.; her siblings, Earnest (Louise) Palmer of Hopkins, Sc., James Palmer, Cleve (Cornelia) Palmer, Diane (George) Stroman, Deloris Keitt, Eileen Harkless and Edward (Betty) Palmer all of Columbia, SC.; thirteen grandchildren; one great grandchild and a host of other relatives and friends. Thank you for helping us care for our families. A. A. Dicks, Sr and staff

Ms. Mary E. Bell

May 23, 1953 - August 5, 2019