EAST PRAIRIE -- B.H. Shell, 72, of East Prairie, died Thursday, June 9, 1994 at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Nov. 7, 1921 in Brownwood, Mo., the son of Hiram M, and Beulah Howard-Shell.

He is a veteran of the Marine Corps and a retired truck driver.

He is survived by three brothers, John Shell, Springfield, Ill., J.H. Shell and W.T. Shell, both of Sikeston; one sister, Marie Clark, Flint, Mich.

Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston with the Rev. Roy Ferguson, pastor of Tanner Street Church of God in Sikeston, officiating. Burial will be at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston.

Visitation was held Saturday.