Sacramento State alumna and former State Hornet photographer Becky Bell died on Saturday after a nine-month battle with ovarian cancer. She was 22 years old.

Bell graduated from Rio Americano High School in Sacramento and majored in photography at Sac State.

Robin Bell-Wohlgemuth, Bell’s sister, wrote in an online journal on CaringBridge.org for nine months updating the status of her sister’s fight with cancer.

Bell-Wohlgemuth said Bell had spent the last week in the comfort of home close to her friends and family.

“Becky passed away very peacefully, which has provided her family with much comfort throughout this very challenging time,” Bell-Wohlgemuth wrote on the journal.

A service for Bell will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial in Sacramento and anyone who knew or loved Bell or a member of her family is welcome to attend.

For more information on Bell’s journey or details for the service, please visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/beckybell/journal.

Russell Preston can be reached at [email protected].