Dawn Marie Innis Bell, 68, a lifelong area resident of Newburgh, Hillside Lake and Wappingers Falls, died on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.
Born in Newburgh on January 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Hugh W. and Anna Stevenson Innis. Dawn was a member of the Hopewell Reformed Church where she was very active with the Christ Care Group who offered her great support. She was a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader, as well as a 4-H leader. She had been a secretary at West Point, the Hopewell Reformed Church and the Dutchess County Medical Society. She enjoyed gardening and knitting.
On June 1, 1963 in Newburgh, Dawn married Norman D. Bell who survives at home. She is also survived by her children, Andrew Nelson Bell of Maysville, NC, Irene Marie DeWitt and her husband James of Red Hook and Brian Howard Bell and his wife Carol Kramer Bell of Poughkeepsie; her grandsons, George and Michael DeWitt and Sam and Matthew Bell; her brother, Dr. Robert Innis of Washington DC; her sister, Orene Innis of Newburgh; her aunt, Jean Stewart of New Paltz; and her lifelong friend, Dorothy Camengae.
Calling hours will be held on Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Hopewell Reformed Church, 143 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Taylor Holbrook officiating. Interment will be in the Hopewell Cemetery followed by a reception in the Church Hall. Arrangements are under the direction of the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hopewell Reformed Church, 143 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 for their work with the homeless shelters.