Our Staff
We have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.
Cathy Vandivier
Assistant and Hairdresser
Eric MD Bell, CFSP
Funeral Director and Owner
Eric M.D. Bell, CFSP, Licensed Funeral Director, earned a bachelor’s
degree in business from Marian University in Indianapolis and an
associate’s degree of Funeral Service from Mid-America College of
Funeral Service in Jeffersonville, Ind.
Eric began a career in
funeral service at an early age. His earliest experience was working for
Goodwin Funeral Home in his boyhood town of Frankfort, Ind. He then
served as manager for Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Centers in Carmel and
Broad Ripple for more than five years before becoming partner of
Bussell Family Funerals in Carmel in July 2011. The company was renamed
Bussell and Bell Family Funerals in March 2012, this partnership was
cordially dissolved in September 2013. In a desire to better serve the
community of Carmel and Indianapolis, Eric accepted the opportunity to
Manage the Leppert Mortuary Smith-Carmel Chapel beginning October 2013.
In 2017 to be closer to family Eric acquired the ownership opportunity
of The historic David A. Hall Mortuary in Pittsboro, IN. The name of the funeral Home was changed to Eric MD Bell Funeral Home and Cremation Services, to better reflect the current ownership, dedication, and variety of services offered at the Funeral Home.
Eric is
a past member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Danville, IN Rotary Club
and the past president of the Westfield Rotary Club. He is proud to
have served as a member of the board of directors of the Rotary Club of
Westfield, the Carmel Clay Historical Society and Janus Developmental
services. He has also previously served on the board of the Westfield
Chamber of Commerce and as a committee member for the Carmel Chamber of
Commerce.
Eric and his daughter, Evelyn are residents of Pittsboro. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, spending time at his lake cottage, music and
touring in various classic cars.
Eric is an avid trumpet player, performing at many weddings and
concerts and performing taps at all military funerals associated with
the funeral home and community ceremonies.
Ruth Rutledge
Service Assistant
Megan Roland
Assistant - Mortuary School Student
Megan Roland has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Purdue University. She is a graduate of Mid America College of Funeral Service and is actively preparing for her internship. Megan and her beautiful daughter Eliza are residents of Hendricks County. She enjoys traveling, reading, hiking, and photography.
Macy Lewis
Licensed Funeral Director and Advanced Planning Specialist
Being involved in the funeral service industry since she was 16 years old, Macy’s passion for serving families began at an early age. She graduated from Cascade High School in the class of 2012 and then went on to graduate from Ivy Tech Community College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Mortuary Science and Funeral Service in 2017. Macy became a licensed funeral director and embalmer, as well as a licensed life insurance producer in Indiana in 2018. Macy is currently enrolled at Indiana University Southeast and will earn a Bachelor of Applied Science with a focus in Leadership and Supervision.
Although the first in her family to be involved in funeral service, Macy enjoys helping families make thoughtful selections for the future, as well as support, knowledge, and resources after a death has occurred. Losing her mother suddenly at age 50 with no plans in place quickly became her “why”, encouraging Macy to serve families better and truly express the value of advanced planning to others. Macy has maintained knowledge over time and is passionate about walking alongside families as they are closing out final affairs, applying for veterans’ benefits, social security processing, and grief support.
When not working in the funeral home, Macy enjoys taking her boat out on the water, writing, attending Mass, going to livestock shows, and traveling. She resides in Hendricks County.
Macy is a member of St. Roch and St. Mark Catholic Churches, the Indiana Funeral Directors Association, The Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs- Crawfordsville Chapter, the Crawfordsville-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and the Vermilion County Funeral Directors Association.
If you’re interested in meeting with Macy to learn more about what advanced funeral planning entails, please email her at macy.lewis@mytributeplanner.com or visit her website at https://www.mytributeplanner.com/mlewis/.
Telephone: 1-317-892-4242
In this section
© 2023 Eric MD Bell Funeral Home and Cremation Services. All Rights Reserved. Funeral Home website by CFS & TA | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Accessibility