Drexal Eugene Kell Jr.

Drexal Eugene Kell Jr. 67 of Fayetteville, Ark. went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 in Fayetteville. He was born Aug. 2, 1948 in Connorsville, Ind. the son of Drexal E. Kell Sr. and Mary Kuhn Kell. He married the former Annette Turner on March 28, 1969 in La Porte, Ind. He was a roofer and was a US veteran having served in the US Army. He was preceded in death by a daughter Mary Kell Summers in 2015. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Annette Kell of the home; three sons, Drexal E. Kell III of Fayetteville, Kenneth Louis Kell of Fayetteville, Michael Lance Kell of Wyandotte, Okla.; two daughters, Calla Joline Duvall of Fayetteville, Stacy Ann Reding of Tulsa, Okla.; several brothers and sisters; 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at Nelson Berna Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at the chapel of Nelson Berna Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Fairview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Online condolences at www.nelsonberna.com.