Graveside service with full military honors for SMSgt (Retired) Donald S. Bell will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2025 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

SMSgt (Retired) Donald S. Bell passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan on April 11, 1936 to William J. and Esther (Stuart) Bell.

He attended high school at Western High School in Washington, D.C., where he met his future wife, Rosemary Wiles. They married on December 22, 1956. They would have been married 68 years at his time of passing. After high school he enlisted in the US Air Force, where he honorably served from September 1954 until his retirement in February 1978. He was a rocket engine mechanic and missile maintenance technician. After his retirement from the Air Force, he worked for Civil Service as an engineer and worked on the MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) project at Fort Sill until his second retirement. He attended Cameron University and obtained two Bachelor of Science degrees. He was a volunteer firefighter for Wichita Mountain Estates for many years. He enjoyed mowing his lawn and spending time with his two pugs and cat. He loved all animals. He enjoyed Star Trek and reading Harry Potter books.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Esther Stuart; sister, Beverly Clayton; and brother, Charlie Bell.

Survivors include his wife of the home, Rosemary Bell; daughter, Lindsay Bell Tate; son, Russell Bell and Vicki Conley; grandchildren: Shannon and Corey Shumard; Jennifer and Jeremiah Asbury; Kimberly and Sean Blaisdell; Angie and Mitch Boles; Carson and Ben Ingram; Lean Tate and Mekenzie Nelson; 17 great grandchildren: and one great-great grandchild on the way.