David Craig Bell, 70, passed away on January 18, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital due to pneumonia.
David was born in Topeka, KS on August 24, 1945, to Carl Bell and Helen (Clark) Bell. He grew up in Overland Park, KS but enjoyed many happy summers on his uncle Ted Clark’s farm in Centropolis, KS with his lively cousins.
He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 in 1962, serving on the carrier U.S.S. Enterprise with tours of duty to the Mediterranean, South America, Vietnam, and Australia. He was honorably discharged in 1966.
David began work in the Kansas City area, mainly on residential and bridge construction. He was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 61.
In 1981 he relocated to Houston, TX and became an elevator mechanic with membership in Local 31 of the International Union of Elevator Constructors, employed by Otis Elevator Co. and Fujitech America Inc.
Returning to Kansas in 1988, he was employed as a maintenance mechanic at Midwest-Werner and Pfleiderer in Topeka, KS. In 1991 he joined Amarr Garage Doors in Lawrence, KS working until his retirement in 2003.
He married Jane (Guy) Perkins on May 1, 1977, who survives of the home. He is also survived by sister, Deborah Cannafax of Atlanta, GA and aunt, Jean Clark of Ottawa, KS.
No visitation is planned and cremation services will be private.
