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Terry K.

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Bell

Mar 1, 1935 — Apr 1, 2012

Obituary

Funeral service for Terry K. Bell, 77, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Wayne Chaplin officiating. Mr. Bell died Sunday, April 1, in Lawton. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Terry was born March 1, 1935 in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Cyrus O. and Beulah A. (Bolton) Bell. He grew up in Lawton and was a 1953 graduate of Lawton High School and later attended Abilene Christian College. Terry went to work in 1954 for his father at Bell Transfer & Storage. He married Julia Fullerton on April 20, 1973 in Lawton. She preceded him in death on June 17, 2008. He later married Janice Drewry on June 26, 2010 at the Little Chapel of Lawton. Terry established Affiliated Van Lines, Inc. in 1973 and sold it in 2010. He's been very active in the moving & storage business. He belonged to the Independent Movers Roundtable, American Moving & Storage Association, Southwest Moving & Storage Association, Household Goods Forwarders Association, Oklahoma Truck Association, UniGroup President's Club, and California Moving & Storage Association. He established Trifecta, Ltd in 1994 to handle vehicle and property leasing and continued to operate it until his death. He was a stock holder in United Van Lines, Inc. for 10 years Terry was a prominent figure in the quarter horse industry from breeding to racing. He belonged to and was a past board member of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). He belonged to the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA), a past President of OQHRA, and also a director emeritus of OQHRA. He was a member of President's Partners, Cannon Cockers, past member of Comanche County Memorial Hospital Foundation, and a member of the Lawton Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Janice Parker Bell, of the home; two daughters, Liese Martin, Lawton, and Malissa Johnson and husband Troy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; a son, Terry K. Bell, II and his special friend, Amanda, Lawton; five grandchildren, Mason Martin, Terry K. Bell, III, Carlee Bell, Cyrus Bell and Laura Ashley Pavlovic; three step children, Brett Drewry and his special friend, Suzanne, Lawton, Scott Drewry and his wife Christa, Tyler, Texas, and Tracy Drewry, Lawton; five step grandchildren, Whitney Parrish, Drew Daft, Gunner Daft, Blake Parrish and Maci Drewry. His parents preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1320 NW Homestead Drive, Suite D, Lawton OK 73505. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.

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