Mertie Louise Bell, 96, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Cleburne County Nursing Home. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John D. Collins, officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 1, 2014 from 9-11 a.m. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include son, Larry (Rachel) Bell, of Heflin; grandchildren, Larry Michael Bell, Mitchell Bell, Lisa Pollack, and Mona Midlik; five great-grandchildren; Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Bell was a native and life long resident of Cleburne County. She was a Baptist by faith. Preceded in death by her husbands, Chester Bell and Charlie Pullen. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cleburne County Nursing Home, 122 Brockford Rd., Heflin AL,36264. Dryden Funeral Home 256-463-2287 Visit our website: drydenfuneralhome.com