TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Mar 23, 2016

Knoxville attorney Hoyt Gene Bell died Monday (March 21) at age 78, according to the Knoxville Bar Association. Following his graduation from the Tennessee School for the Blind in Donelson and the University of Tennessee College of Law, Bell practiced law for 53 years. He was chairman of the Knox County Election Commission from 1979 to 1991. The family will receive friends tomorrow from 5-7 p.m. at Dante Baptist Church, 314 Brown Dr. SW in Knoxville. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Dante Baptist Church building fund, American Cancer Society or Young-Williams Animal Shelter.