SONNY BELL

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Henry B. "Sonny" Bell, age 47, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on March 26, 2007. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29 at Tiffany Fellowship, 7315 NW Barry Road, Kansas City, Missouri with a visitation from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at Fairview Cemetery, Chetopa. Memorial contributions may be made to The Angeles Clinic Foundation/Melanoma Travel Fund, 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 560, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Sonny was born August 28, 1959 in Oswego. He was a graduate of Columbus High School in 1977, and a graduate of Pittsburg State University in 1981. He was employed at BDS and GSI of the Kansas City area. Sonny loved NASCAR, baseball, and was an avid songwriter and featured co-writer of the "Backstretch Boys". Sonny is survived by his wife of 26 years, Teresa "Tess" Bell; the greatest joys of his life: daughter, Traci Bell Peterson (Kirk), and son, Brandt Douglas Bell; his parents, Henry Sr. and Shirley Bell; grandparents, James M. and Pearl Wilson; brother, Craig Bell; sisters, Tammy Guinn and Sherry Conner. Arrangements by Charter Funerals (816) 921-5555.