Home » Breaking news, News links

West Tennessee wreck claims three church members (updated)

Posted by: on January 9, 2012 | 7 Comments
Print Friendly

Update: Jack Latimer Bell, 81, died in a Memphis, Tenn., hospital on Jan. 12 from his injuries, becoming the third fatality in the Jan. 7 wreck.

A memorial service for all three members of the Bell family is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Kenton Church of Christ in Tennessee.

Find more information at the funeral home’s website.

A story in the Dyersburg (Tenn.) State Gazette gives additional details about the wreck. Timothy Naifeh, also injured in the wreck, is the city attorney for Tiptonville, Tenn.

It grieves me to report the deaths of David C. Bell and his mother, Sue E. Bell, in a Jan. 7 car crash near Hornbeak in west Tennessee.

David Bell was a longtime member and song leader for my home congregation — the Thomaston Road Church of Christ in Macon, Ga. His parents were members of a church in Kenton, Tenn., near the site of the wreck.

TV station KFVS in Cape Girardeau, Mo., reports:

Timothy C. Naifeh, 52, of Tiptonville, Tenn. was eastbound on Highway 21 and crossed the center line in his pickup hitting a car full-length driven by David C. Bell, 51, of Forsythe, Georgia.

Naifeh’s truck then hit a pickup head-on driven by Constance Kelly Fisher, 40, of Obion, Tenn.

Troopers say David C. Bell and a passenger, Sue E. Bell, 81, of Kenton, Tenn. were killed in the crash.

Naifeh and a passenger in Bell’s vehicle were airlifted to a Memphis hospital.

Read the full story.

The passenger transported to Memphis is David Bell’s father, church members said. I will post an update on his condition when I get it. David Bell’s son also was in the car but was not severely injured.

The Thomaston Road church asked for prayers for the Bell family in Georgia and Tennessee.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...

7 Comments »

  • Susan Furman said:

    Our prayers are with the Bell family.

  • Sharon Gunter said:

    My heart breaks for the Bell family. My prayers are with you all.
    Your sister in Christ.

  • John Hall said:

    Will be in prayer for this family.

  • Jimmie Sue Mathis said:

    I was a suitemate of Kathy’s @ FHU.The family is in my heart & prayers.

  • Bill Weston said:

    Mr. Jack passed away yesterday of his injuries

  • Erik Tryggestad (author) said:

    Bill: Thanks for the information. I have updated the post.

  • Paul said:

    Our family sends our condolences to the Bell family, and their friends and Christian family as they mourn the loss of their loved ones.
    May the Lord bless and comfort them, and allow them to focus on the good memories of their loved ones.

Leave your response!

Add your comment below, or trackback from your own site. You can also subscribe to these comments via RSS.

Be nice. Keep it clean. Stay on topic. No spam.

You can use these tags:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

This is a Gravatar-enabled weblog. To get your own globally-recognized-avatar, please register at Gravatar.