BELL, THOMAS EUGENE "GENE," 78, of Louisville, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
He was a retired employee of Matlack Trucking, a member of the Teamsters Local 89, and an Army veteran of the Korean conflict.
He was preceded in death by his brother, R. J. Bell.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Barbara Jean Lobb Bell; his children, Larry Bell (Dyan), David Bell (Marsha), Carolyn Bell, Phillip Bell, and Michael Bell; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Garnett Bell (JoAnn) and Bill Bell (Linda); and his mother-in-law, Hazel Lobb.
Funeral service will be noon Saturday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, with burial in Bell Cemetery, Allendale, (near Greensburg) KY.
Visitation will be noon-8 p.m. Friday.
Memorial gifts may be made to Ormsby Heights Baptist Church Building Fund.