Natalie Shauniece Bell, 29, of Ottumwa, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died July 31, 2023, at her home.Natalie Bell was born September 19, 1993, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Tycena W. Young and Dan A. Bell Jr. She attended Mt. Pleasant Community Schools before earning a high school equivalency diploma in 2012 at Southeastern Community College. A talented athlete, she was a passionate softball player, wearing the number #12 when it was available. She also played basketball and volleyball and ran track.Natalie’s many talents included drawing, writing poems, and creating other forms of art. She enjoyed listening to music and singing. She loved all animals and once dreamed of being a veterinarian. Most of all, Natalie loved her family, especially her children, and would do anything for them.Survivors include her children, Crailean Coleman, Daizraleigh Bell, and Dustmarllas B-Young; her parents, Tycena Young Correa of Des Moines, Dan Bell of Mt. Pleasant, and Martha Bell of New London; her sisters, Nakia (Josh) Arnett and Cheyanne Young (Tyler Hoskins), both of Ottumwa, Carisia Rendon, Brisa Rendon, and Anyiah Rendon, all of Des Moines; her brothers, Dallas Bell of New London and Manuel Rendon (Spencer Barnes) of Des Moines; her grandparents, Melevinna Bell ofOttumwa, Betty Windham Bell of Emelle, Alabama, and Martin Jacobs of New London.
Visitation with closed casket will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 10th at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with family receiving friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services for Natalie will be 10 a.m. Friday, August 11th atFirst Pentecostal Assembly of God, 733 Church St., Ottumwa, with Pastor Shane Frazier officiating. Burial will follow the service at Shaul Cemetery.Memorials may be made to her father, Dan Bell, for her children. Online condolences may be left at www.rfh-ia.com.