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Elnora (Ellie) Bell

December 1, 1935 — November 21, 2024

New Concord

Elnora (Ellie) Bell, 88, of New Concord, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Kobacker House in Columbus.

Ellie was born on December 1, 1935, in Guernsey County, a daughter of the late James and Norma (Cornelius) Lusk.

Ellie was a 1953 graduate of Cambridge High School. She worked as a salesclerk at JC Penney's and retired from JoAnn Fabrics where she worked as a manager. Ellie was a former member of Sweet Adelines and a Mother's Club in New Concord. She enjoyed volunteering in the hospital gift shops at Genesis and SEORMC. She was a long-time member of First Christian Church. Ellie was passionate about quilting. She enjoyed her time quilting on Mondays with the women of the First Christian Church. She was a member of Quilt Guilds in Zanesville and Caldwell. She also enjoyed going on Shop Hops with her quilting friends. But, most of all, she cherished spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, James Bell, whom she married on June 6, 1953, and passed away on April 23, 1985, and her son-in-law, Scott Wilson.

Ellie is survived by her two daughters, Vickie Bell-Wilson of Cambridge and Debbie (Stewart) Hinkley of Dublin, four grandchildren, Sarah (Clayton) Kennington, Adam (Katie) Hinkley, Alexandra (Jim) Smolik, and Taylor (Freddy) Fernandez, and eleven great-grandchildren, Sam, Charlie, Virginia, Caroline, Hinkley, and Ellie Kennington; Stewart, Caroline, and Libby Hinkley; and Ruth and Lillian Smolik.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, from 4-6PM at Thorn Black Funeral Home in Cambridge with the service to immediately follow with Pastor Seth Stout officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Kobacker House, 800 McConnell Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43214, or First Christian Church, 1127 Beatty Avenue, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

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