Margaret Drum Bell, 72, of Statesville, N.C., passed away November 25, 2023, at Mooresville Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness.

Margaret was born July 22, 1951, in South Carolina to the late James Grover Drum and Dorothy Burgess Drum. Margaret worked at the Statesville Auto Auction and was a member of Western Avenue Baptist Church. She also loved gardening.

She was preceded in death by her second husband, Wayne Pritchard; her third husband, Charles Bell; and one son, Jason Krause.

Those left to cherish her memory include one son, Sean Krause, and his wife Dawn of Statesville; and two grandchildren, Kobe Krause and Calista Rodgers and her husband Max.

A graveside service will be conducted Thursday, November 30, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery in Hiddenite. Pastor Jeff Spry will officiate. The family will receive friends on November 30, 2023, from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at Chapman Funeral home.

Memorials may be given to Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

Chapman Funeral Home is serving the Bell family.