Geneva Louise Bell, 86, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 22, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

Geneva was born in Anthony, Kansas and attended Bluff City High School before moving to Wellington as a young graduate ready to experience the "big city" life.  Geneva lived a full life to the end.  She was a modern woman of the early 1960s working a full-time job along with raising two daughters and managing her family.  She began working as a bank teller and later an appraiser for farm properties.  Geneva and her husband looked forward to the weekends with family and friends, and packed in those days with camping, fishing and water sports.  After an early retirement, she and her husband worked on many projects at the farm while always maintaining a large garden, raising cattle, and harvesting their wheat in the summers.  After her husband passed, Geneva busied herself with more family time, puzzles, gardening, and fun times at the senior center playing cards and bingo.  She loved reading cookbooks and trying new recipes.  Her deviled eggs and fudge brownies were always a treat at a family gathering.  Geneva will be missed, but she has left many long-lasting memories with her family.

She is survived by daughter Robin Burnside (Philip) Valley Center; sisters Janet Whaley, Wellington, and Linda Jefferson, Denver, CO; and a brother-in-law Glenn Bell, Wichita. Geneva was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Raymond Dean Bell, her parents Jack and Alma Armstrong, a daughter Rhonda Lewallen, and a sister LaVonne Slivocka. Geneva has four grandchildren: Drew Morris (Nick), Princeton, MO; Lynne Davidson (Mark), Wichita; Alex Warren (Katie), Wichita; and Grant Warren (Mac), Wichita. Geneva has five great-grandchildren: Cailynn, Kinslee, Mason, Dane, and Andie, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will celebrate her life in a private gathering. A memorial has been established in Geneva's name for the Winfield Senior Center. Contributions may be made through Miles Funeral Service in Winfield, Kansas.