Maudie Douglas Bell, 98, of Cox's Creek, returned to the Lord on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. She was the former Maudie Douglas, a native of Spencer County, KY, a homemaker, and member of Riverview Baptist Church. She was a foster mother, and helped implement the foster care program in Cold Springs, KY. Maudie also worked at the ammunition plant in Indiana during World War II. She was preceded in death by her husbands, James Akridge and Ed Bell; her grandson, Caleb Bell; and her brothers, Johnny, Vernon, Paul, Russell, and Lester Douglas; sisters, Lucille Scrogham, Bettie Sanders, and Mamie Douglas. Maudie is survived by two sons, Eldon Akridge (Betty) and Brian Bell (Joanne); one daughter, Debra Culver (Edwin); foster children, Will Crews and Barbara Douglas; one sister, Virginia Louise Douglas; four grandchildren, Robert (Marisha), Jennifer, Brianne and Aislinn; and three great grandchildren, Lexie, Declan, and Abby. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home with burial to follow in Highland Memory Gardens. Friends may visit from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorial gifts are suggested to her church or Crusade for Children.
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