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Mrs. Julia A. Beach Bell

June 1, 1938 — February 3, 2026

Murray

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Mrs. Julia A. (Beach) Bell, age 87, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Mrs. Bell was born on June 1, 1938, in Calloway County, Kentucky to the late Ollis L. Beach and Nettie (Ray) Beach. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Goshen Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bell was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy D. Bell, who passed away on September 12, 2023; and by two sisters, Wanda Jane Beach and Linda Fay White.

Mrs. Bell is survived by two daughters, Tammie Bell Zacheretti and husband Philip of Lenior City, Tennessee and Janna Bell Shults and husband Travis of Rogersville, Alabama; one brother, Glen Beach of Murray, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Courtney Zacheretti Hammett and husband Cory of Dandridge, Tennessee, Kathryn Zacheretti Spottswood and husband Andrew of Redmond, Washington, Nick Zacheretti and of Farragut, Tennessee, Anne Shults Swanner and husband Jon of Huntsville, Alabama, Sara Shults Elmore and husband Logan of Athens, Alabama, and Katelyn Shults Yaluk and husband Alberto of Lawrence, Kansas; as well as 21 great grandchildren, Ansley, Lila, Judson, and Maeve Hammett, Griffin, Sukie, Elliot, Pippa, and Deacon Spottswood, Kela Smith, Roman and Hendrix Zacheretti, Aiden, Ellis, and Owen Swanner, Reese, Audrey, and Hayes Elmore, and Juliana, Amina, and Mara Yaluk.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Rev. Cory Hammett will officiate, and burial will follow in the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Online condolences can be made at www.jhchurchill.com

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201 S 3rd St, Murray, KY 42071

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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201 S 3rd St, Murray, KY 42071

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