Thelma Beatrice Bell, age 79, of Braselton passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Mrs. Bell served 25 years as a secretary/bookeeper in Jackson County Elementary and High Schools and for 5 years at Chateau Elan for The Panzo’s Family as a personal secretary. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church. She was survived by her son Johnny Bell and wife Linda of Braselton; daughter Terri Hales and husband Bill of Hoschton; sister Grace Yaughn of Braselton and grandaughter Chelsey. She is preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Etta Mauldin, son Donnie Bell, brother Gene Mauldin and sister Ruth Brewer. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 pm Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Lawson Funeral Home. Tim Strickland and Russ Harbin will be officiating. The family will receive friends 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Braselton, GA. Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy 53, Hoschton, GA, 30548, www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.