Mr. J.K. Bell, age 74, of Laurel Springs, passed away Thursday morning, December 27, 2012 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:00am at Scottsville Baptist Church with Rev. Reeves Jones officiating. Graveside service will be held on Saturday at 3:00pm at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery in Mount Holly. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00am on Saturday one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Mr. Bell was born April 17, 1938 to the late Theodore Noel Bell and Nellie Mae Mason. He was a truck driver. Mr. Bell is preceded in death by a son; David Bell. He is survived by his wife; Nancy Horton Bell; two sons; K.K. Bell, Jr. and wife Kim of Bessemer City, NC and Jeffery Bell and wife PJ of Cherryville, NC; one daughter; Kelly Crook and husband Keith of Laurel Springs; one brother; Quentin Bell of Laurel Springs; two sisters; Darlene Erisley of Gastonia and Nellie Ann Kinsey of Michigan; three grandchildren; Kalia Crook, Kara Crook, and Brittany Jones; one great-grandchild; Jonah Herms; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Flowers will be accepted.