Patricia M. Bell

Sept. 14, 1954 - June 8, 2009

DENTON, Texas -- Patricia M. Bell, 54, died Monday (June 8, 2009) at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, Texas.

She was born Sept. 14, 1954, in North Platte to Stanley Dean and Monica Josephine (Pitner) Hamilton. She attended the University of Nebraska, TWU and graduated from UNT. She was a mental health counselor for AIDS Services of North Texas.

She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, ICC Cancer group and volunteered at the Ann Windle School for Young Children.

Survivors include her daughters, Kelly Sesic of Denton, Angela Hamilton of Holly Springs, N.C., and Jonith Wilkinson of Keller, Texas; son, Michael Melchioris of Denton; father, Stanley Hamilton of McCook; brothers, Mike Hamilton and Ernie Hamilton, both of Hayes Center; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services were June 11, 2009, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Msgr. Charles King officiating. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Park.