Ida Belle F. Minnie; 73; of Powder Springs; Ga.; departed this life Friday; March 9; 2012; at her home. She was born Jan. 30; 1939; in Cedar Hill; Tenn.; to the late Benjamin Thomas and the late Alma Elizabeth Northington Frezzell. Ida Belle was an influential educator in the Ringgold School District for over 20 years and was a celebrated civil rights activist. She resided the better part of her life in Monessen; with the last eight years of her life in Powder Springs; Ga. She was a member of New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of Marietta; Ga.; where she was a member of the Mother’s Board; church librarian and Sunday school teacher. She was also a former member of the First Baptist Church of Donora. Survivors include her three children; Ronald Arthur Minnie Jr.; Zenobia Magdeline Minnie and Kenya Belle Minnie; all of Powder Springs; Ga.; one sister; Suzanne Frezzell Neely; of Rochester; N.Y.; one brother; James Richard Frezzell; of Albany; N.Y.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by a sister; Annie Elizabeth Frezzell Corker; and brother; George Thomas Frezzell. Friends will be received Friday; March 16; from 4 to 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Donora; where services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Arrangements of care have been entrusted to HOUSE OF LAW INC.; Penn Hills; www.houseoflawinc.com.