BELL, Lou Anne (KINGLAND, HODGES) (1950-2010)

KINGLAND, HODGES, BELL, FURNESS, BALFE, FULTON, CHISHOLM, VELISHEK, HANDS, TWITO, SCHULTE, KLIEN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/15/2011 at 20:46:17

Obituary - Lou Anne (Kingland) Hodges Bell

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Lou Anne (KINGLAND) BELL, 60, of Colonial Heights, Va., died Sunday Dec. 19, 2010. Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life for Lou Anne 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown with Pastor Linda JOHNSON-PRESTHOLT officiating. Burial will be at Brush Point Cemetery. Lou Anne was cremated and a memorial service was held for her at Wesley United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights, Va., on Dec. 30, 2010.

Lou Anne KINGLAND, the daughter of Roger Kingland and Helen (FURNESS) KINGLAND, was born on Dec. 18, 1950, in Mason City, Iowa. She attended schools in Hanlontown and Mason City.

Lou Anne married Richard HODGES in 1982, and they resided in Ontario, Calif.

Lou Anne and her daughter, Leslie, relocated to Powhatan, Va. She married Kenneth BELL in 1995. Lou Anne and Kenneth built their home and resided in Colonial Heights, Va. She was an LPN and for a time, worked at Southside Regional Medical Center and the Dunlop House in Colonial Heights. Lou Anne and Kenneth enjoyed traveling, gardening and remodeling their home together. When possible, Lou Anne returned to Iowa and Minnesota to visit family. She was a caring and loving mother and grandmother to her daughter, Leslie and grandson, Eduardo. Lou Anne's compassion for others touched many.

Lou Anne is survived by her husband, Kenneth BELL of Colonial Heights, Va.; daughter Leslie HODGES and grandson Eduardo of Upland, Calif.; step-son, Nathan BELL; mother Helen BALFE of Owatonna, Minn.; sisters, Linda (David) FULTON of Hanlontown, Lisa (John) CHISHOLM of Forest City, Sheryl VELISHEK of Owatonna, Minn.; brothers, Leon (Deb) KINGLAND of Fairbault, Minn., Scott (Patty) HANKS of Fairbault, Minn., Mike (Cheryl) HANKS of Wabasha, Minn.; aunts, Dominy (Donald) TWITO of Lake Mills, Evelyn KLIEN of Albuquerque, N.M., Dorothy SCHULTE of Baudette, Minn.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and her beloved dog, Lobo.

Lou Anne was preceded in death by her father, Roger KINGLAND; brother Lynn KINGLAND; and her paternal and maternal grandparents.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2011