IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Theresa C.

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Bell

June 22, 1922 – January 30, 2019

Obituary

Onjune 22, 1922, th e (ate §eor8e 1). and Ttieresa I}{o((ey were 6(essed6y the 6irth if their
first 60rn dauBhter, rTheresa Cecilia, in 'Ba(timore,
' Mary(ancf.

Theresa was one ifseven si6(in8s; Leo, 'Bernard, james, §eor8e jr . , Pierce, 'Rose and 'Marie.

rTheresa a(so known as iirTreesa", attended Saint Pius V Catho(ic Schoof, which she (oved very
much
. iflt the request if her fath e r , howev e r , rTh e resa had to dtscontinu e th e yursuit if a
hi8her education
to take on the resyonsi6i(ities of he~ raisin8 her youn8er si6(in8s. iflnd that
6e8an her (ifetime if domestic and househo(d duties. ~s a resu(t of takin8
on th e
resyonsi6i(itiesif he~in8 to rear her si6(in8s, she tauBht herself to cook, sew, and any other
househo(d chore that was needed. Later, as youn8 woman,
r Ther e sa continued in the domestic

fie(d, workin8 as a "Private 1)uty I}{ousekeeyer" to affTuent fami(ies in the 1'forthern
~c{mondSon ~venu
e corridor.

~u8ust 16, 1944, rTheresa m arried the iove of her (ife, th e (ate f}Wosev e (t ' Be(f, who a(ways
riferred
to her as (('Bri8ht eyes". fJn their union they loved and raised four chi(dren; Wi((ie
((Chuckie"; Car[;
' Bryant and Winston.

r Th e r e sa (ov e d (if e a n d found the wor(d to 6 e fasc i natin8' One if her favorite yast time was
readtn8 and viewin8 the ev
e nin8 news. She wou(d taCk a60ut the (atest hayyenin8s and cou(d
fi(( you in
on e very d e taif. One if the major news events that hi8h(i8hted her (ife was the

erection if President 'Barrack 06ama. She was overjoyed to 6e aiive to see the 1 st 'B(ack
President". rTheresa also (oved (istenin8
to music, shoyyin8 at vinta8e stores, doin8 hair (in
the kitchen) and 6ein8 around famify. She was a 8
e nt{e syirit , caCm and sift-syoken 6ut

yassionate and (oya( with her fri e nds and famify.

Proceedtn8 her in death are rTheresa's chi(dren Wi((ie and 'Bryant. rTo continue her {e8acy
and memories are sons; Carr and Winston
, her sister 'Marie P(anter; her sister in (aw june
Steward, her 8randchi(dren Chris and Corde([; (ovin8 cousin
'Delores 'Ro6inson; and a host if
other famify, friends and nei8h60rs.

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