Kathryn Ann Bell was born June 11, 1937 in Canton, Ohio & died on 18 April 2023 in Torrance, California at age 85. Her parents were Wilber & Helen Bell of Carrollton, Ohio. Kathy graduated from Carrollton High in 1955 and she received a B.S. in Education from Muskingum College in 1959. She was a beloved kindergarten teacher for 36 years in the Wiseburn School District in Hawthorne, CA; she retired in 1995. Kathy was a kind and loving teacher who always had a rocking chair in her classroom to comfort little ones in need. Kathy married Richard Brooks in 1959 and divorced in 1975. Kathy was fortunate to have three loves in her lifetime: Tom, Dick and Harry. She is survived by her brother, James Walter Bell, of Scotts Valley, CA and three nieces, Dr. Elizabeth Bell-Dayton, Kathryn Weir and Barbara Newbold and one nephew, Stephen Bell. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Nancy Cope, of Carrollton, Ohio, her niece, Gina Bell, and Tom, Dick & Harry.