Mary Alice Bell-Bonaparte was born to the late Earnest Bell, Sr. and Lillie Pearl Williams-Bell on December 2, 1947 in Mitchell County, Georgia.

At an early age, she confessed CHRIST and joined Beautiful Light Baptist Church.  She later united with Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church of Baconton, Georgia.

She attended Camilla Consolidated High School.  She worked at Mitchell Manufacturing until they closed down.  She then started her career at Equity Group Division until she retired.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Darrin Haywood, Sr.; three sisters, Linda Louise Bell-Amos, Lucile Bell, and Rosa Lee Bell Johnson-Marcus; six brothers, Eddie J. Bell, Willie Frank Davis, Henry Bell, Lonzie Bell, Earnest Bell, Jr. and Robert Lewis Bell.

Mary was known for her love of cooking and her sweet kind spirit.  Mary was the backbone of her family.  She would open her house to anybody in need.  She would give you a place to stay and a hot meal alone with giving you some loving advise about life.

Mary had the chance to spend one last time surrounded by family before she departed this life on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Georgia.

She leaves to cherish loving memories to three daughters and one son who loved her unconditionally, Bridgett Bonaparte of Camilla, Georgia, Nichole Moore of Pelham, Georgia, Willie Bonaparte of Camilla, Georgia, Ylonda Bonaparte of Moultrie, Georgia; one stepson, W. D. Lewis of Camilla, Georgia; eleven grandchildren, Keenan Spooner, Keyanna Baylom of Camilla, Georgia, Darrin Haywood, Jr. of Albany, Georgia, Alexis Williams of Spartanburg, South Carolina, D'Narrius Wallace of Thomasville, Georgia, Quin'Darrion Haywood of Pelham, Georgia, Mercedes Allen of Albany, Georgia, Fabian Smith of Camilla, Georgia, AhMad Williams of Pelham, Georgia, Charlie Bush, III of Baconton, Georgia, and Neveah Shirley of Moultrie, Georgia; nine great grandchildren, Mikai, Ky'Darrion, Daniya, Ka'Myia, D'Narrious, Jr., Amir, Jackson, Chance, and Makai; one loving devoted sister, Dorothy Ross of Camilla, Georgia; two sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Taylor-Bell, Louise Bonaparte of Camilla, Georgia; a brother-in-law, Charlie Amos, Jr. of Baconton, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews, who loved her dearly; two very special friends of the family, Shonia Harris and Alfonzo Law; and the family fury pet, Daisy Mae.