Born on Jan 4, 1877 to George Washington Bell and Martha Ann Rebecca Clower Bell. William Arthur Bell, Sr passed away on Apr 6, 1954, at the age of 77 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Georgia, United States. William Arthur Bell, Sr was married to Bess Brooks Warren Bell and had 4 children: Sarah Catherine Bell, Bess Warren Bell Mincey, Mary Frances Bell Ford, William Arthur Bell, Jr.