Brenda Bell Obituary

Brenda Estelle Bell
NORTHAUGUSTA - Funeral Services for Ms. Brenda Estelle Bell, 73, who entered into eternal rest June 25, 2017, will be conducted
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Chapel of First Baptist Church of Augusta. Rev. Patty Fowler officiating. Interment in Montmorenci First Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ms. Bell was a native of Aiken, South Carolina, having spent most of her youth in Marietta, Georgia where she graduated from Marietta High School. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing. Afterwards, she worked for 47 years as a registered nurse in adult critical care in Atlanta, Warner Robins and Augusta, Georgia and in Aiken, South Carolina. Ms. Bell was a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She served as the First President of the Central Savannah River Area Chapter of the American Association of Critical Nurses. She received her certification as a critical care nurse (CCRN) in adult critical care nursing in 1981 and proudly maintained that certification throughout her career.
Ms. Bell was a member of the First Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, and formerly a member of the Augusta Junior Woman's Club, Augusta Flute Choir and Augusta Community Concert Band. She has served as a volunteer with the Imperial Theater in Augusta, the Augusta Symphony, the Aiken County Registration and Elections Office of Aiken County, the American Red Cross and the Medical Reserve Corp.
Ms. Bell was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph Harold Bell and Frances Riley Bell; her brothers, David Maurice Bell and Cyril Felix Bell.
Survivors include her nephew, Cyril F. "Russ" Bell, II and his wife Amy, Louisville, TN; her sister-in-law, Elizabeth Bell, The Villages, FL; her aunt, Theta Eure, Augusta, GA; a number of cousins.
The family will receive friend at the funeral home Thursday evening from 6 until 8.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803.278.1181). Visit the registry at www.poseycares.com