Letha D. Bell
Letha D. Bell, a longtime resident of Washington and wife of the late John R. Bell, passed peacefully in her home in Englewood, Fla., Friday, September 7, 2018. She had recently celebrated her 92nd birthday.
Letha’s life was a journey from her roots in Khedive, Greene County, to Pittsburgh, Washington and Englewood. She was a daughter of Ira and Helen Vance Davis and sister of Kathleen Reynolds, Ila Loreen Davis and Mercedes Jean Taylor, all deceased.
Letha’s education lead her to a career in nursing. She completed her registered nurse certification at Montefiore Hospital through the University of Pittsburgh nursing program, as well as a bachelor of science in nursing and master of education at California State University of Pennsylvania while raising her four children, Thom, Cindy, Pat and Shari.
During her 36-year career, Letha worked as head nurse of an outpatient unit, an inpatient staff nurse and a school nurse at Washington High School. She served as president of School Nurses Association of Pennsylvania and as faculty adviser for a health careers club at Washington High School to mentor students interested in pursuing training in a health profession.
Letha was an avid golfer, loved to play cards and participated in several other activities in her community. She was a member of a card club in her community in Englewood and played every Tuesday evening. Most of all, Letha loved spending time with her children and six grandchildren, Jon and Jeremy Spangler, Davis and Rachel Sullivan and Laura and Katie McCarver, and celebrating their achievements.
Letha will be greatly missed by her family and friends. As a longtime parishioner, a celebration of Letha’s life will be honored with a Mass at Immaculate Conception church, Washington at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 6, with entombment in St. James Mausoleum, Locust Avenue, Washington, directly following.
Donations may be made to National Association of School Nurses Endowment fund in Letha’s memory at https://my.nasn.org/donate-now or by emailing Christopher Cephas of National Association of School Nurses at ccephas@nasn.org or calling toll free at 1-866-627-6767 ext. 1620.