Dr. Jennie Bell Germann Mullin Killilea was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, who moved to St. Louis, Missouri, because of Hurricane Katrina.

Jennie Bell was a proud alumna of Newcomb College with a B.A., an A.M. from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate in Math Education from the University of Georgia.  From 1954 through 1988 she taught math at Newcomb College.

Jennie Bell was the daughter of Hanno Albert Germann, Sr., and Jennie Ruth Bell Germann, sister of H.A. Germann, Jr., and sister-in-law of Marion Benefield Germann.   She was the wife of Dan W. Mullin and mother of Jill and David Mullin.  Her second marriage was to Jack Killilea.  Jennie Bell was stepmother of Shannon Killilea Latorre and proud and loving grandmother of Jack, Patrick and Addie Killilea Latorre.