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CAMBRIDGE -
Robert
Nelson Bell,
88, of
Cambridge,
NY passed
away Sunday,
June 27,
2021 at The
Center for
Living &
Rehabilitation
in
Bennington,
VT.
 Born
March 16,
1933 in
Cambridge,
he was the
son of the
late Robert
Alexander
and Letha (Skellie)
Bell.
Nelson was
educated in
Cambridge
and owned
and operated
D & T
Excavating
in Cambridge
for 57
years.
Nelson was a
charter
member and
trustee of
the Open
Bible
Baptist
Church in
Cambridge,
where he
enjoyed
singing to
the
congregation.
He had a
love for
cars and
watching car
races,
especially
when his
grandson was
behind the
wheel.
Nelson loved
hunting and
the outdoors
and spent
many
enjoyable
hours
working
around his
property. He
loved the
Cambridge
Indians
Football
Team and
took
pleasure in
watching
lumber jack
competitions
in his
earlier
days. His
dedication
to family
and his love
of God was
as strong as
his legend
throughout
the
community.
In addition
to his
parents,
Nelson was
predeceased
by his first
wife,
Patricia (Jeskie)
Bell; his
sisters,
Shirley
Snyder
(George),
and Marian
Anderson
Nelson is
survived by
his second
wife, June
Beun Brower
Bell; his
children:
Robert
Nelson
"Tiger"
Bell, Jr.
(Jacqueline)
of
Cambridge,
NY, Tammie
Darlene
Knight
(Sean) of
Paducah, KY,
Gayle Ellen
Bell of
Tucson, AZ,
and Heather
Elizabeth
Andrews of
Cambridge,
NY;
grandchildren:
Amanda,
Alex,
Brandon,
Jessica,
Jenna,
Brittany,
Kati,
Elijah,
Lyle,
Connor,
Grayson and
Isabel;
great-grandchildren:
Lauren,
Chloe,
Hadley,
Sawyer,
Kennedi and
Paige.
He is also
survived by
his
brothers-in-law:
Leroy
Anderson and
Frank
Sollosy;
along with
many nieces
and nephews.
Calling
hours are
Tuesday,
July 6, 2021
from 4-7
p.m. at the
Ackley, Ross
& Gariepy
Funeral
Home, 73
West Main
St.,
Cambridge.
Funeral
services
will be at
11:00 a.m
.Wednesday,
July 7, 2021
at Open
Bible
Baptist
Church, 5
West Main
St.,
Cambridge,
NY.
Memorial
contributions
in memory of
Nelson may
be made to
the Open
Bible
Baptist
Church, 5
West Main
St.,
Cambridge,
NY 12816.
Class of
1952
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