Kieng Bedell

Kiểng Thị Bedell, 80, passed away on July, 23rd 2020 at her home, in Arlington, Texas. She was born on June, 8th 1940 in Quảng Bình, Việt Nam to Khánh and Thưởng (Nguyễn) Ngô.

Kiểng grew up in Việt Nam, she lived and survived through three wars.

Kiểng married Vinh Nguyễn in 1956 in Đà Lạt, Việt Nam. They were happily married and raised five children for 10 years until her husband passing in 1967. Kiểng remarried in 1972 to Robert S Bedell, they were happily married and had three more children together until his passing in 2013.

Kiểng is survived by her 8 children Kim Liên, Kim Liễu, Kim Anh, Thanh Hùng, Thanh Dũng, Charity, Elizebeth, and Robert; her 14 grandchildren Trung & Guy Tang, Robert Hùng & Richard Nguyễn, Spencer Nguyễn, Andrew & Grace Bedell, Sabrina, Cy-Vinh, & Kalani Bedell, Jack Walker Bedell, Nicholas LaFontaine, and Alex & Liv Bedell; her siblings Thiêñg, Diêm̀, Diên, Hương, Hạnh, Lài, and other relatives.

A memorial service will be held at Emerald Hills Funeral Home, 500 Kennedale Sublett Rd. Kennedale, Tx 76060 at 11:45am July 30th. A visitation will be held at same location at 11:30am July 30th. The family will be greeting friends and relatives at 11:30am. Burial will follow at Dallas Ft Worth National Cemetery at 1:45pm.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Community Hospice and all the wonderful nurses, and her caring, loving neighborhood community.

Kiểng is a true survivor and a protector of her children. She devoted her life to them and passed that same love on to her grandchildren. She will truly be missed.