Ella Margaret Belt, 80 of Key, Ohio formerly of Shadyside was born May 7, 1924 and died January 27, 2005.

She was preceded in death by her father, Benjamin F. Belt and mother Mary Keyser Belt and her long time companion Bob Houston, all of Bellaire.

Ella was a graduate of Bellaire High School and was retired from the former Ohio Bell office at Bellaire. She loved all kinds of sports including tennis, baseball, basketball and football games, especially those played by her nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews at Bellaire High School and Wheeling Park High School.. They knew and loved her as "Mimi" and she loved to spoil them as well.

She will be greatly missed by her sister Martha Belt Taylor; nieces and nephews Ben and Jennifer Taylor and Don Taylor all of Bellaire and Mary Lu and Russell Hutchins of Wheeling; great nieces and great nephews Amy, Alyson and Ben Taylor; Nathan Natalie and Emily Taylor; Karrie, Lauren and Aaron Hutchins.

No visitation will be held. Graveside services will be held at Mount Zion Cemetery, Bellaire at the convenience of the family.

Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg, Ohio is in charge of arrangements.