Obituary, The Oklahoman, August 2, 1941
Rites will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Hahn Chapel for Joseph E. Bell, 88-year old early-day Chief of Police in Oklahoma City who died Friday at Polyclinic Hospital of injuries received when struck by a car Thursday near his home, 243 Northeast 36th. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Bell came to Oklahoma City in the Land Run of 1889 and homesteaded at what is now California and Hudson avenues. He was born in Indiana and had his schooling at Bloomington, Illinois where he taught school, before going to Chanute, Kansas.
He was in the hardware business at Chanute and after coming to Oklahoma City, was the first clerk when W. J. Pettee Company opened its hardware store here. Bell was with the firm several years, then became associated with the police department, serving as chief for a time during the 1890s. He was with the department until 1913. During the World War, he worked as a guard for an express company. He retired shortly after the war. Despite his age, he performed a daily routine of catching a bus to visit friends. He was on his way to the bus line when struck by the car. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Rites will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Hahn Chapel for Joseph E. Bell, 88-year old early-day Chief of Police in Oklahoma City who died Friday at Polyclinic Hospital of injuries received when struck by a car Thursday near his home, 243 Northeast 36th. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Bell came to Oklahoma City in the Land Run of 1889 and homesteaded at what is now California and Hudson avenues. He was born in Indiana and had his schooling at Bloomington, Illinois where he taught school, before going to Chanute, Kansas.
He was in the hardware business at Chanute and after coming to Oklahoma City, was the first clerk when W. J. Pettee Company opened its hardware store here. Bell was with the firm several years, then became associated with the police department, serving as chief for a time during the 1890s. He was with the department until 1913. During the World War, he worked as a guard for an express company. He retired shortly after the war. Despite his age, he performed a daily routine of catching a bus to visit friends. He was on his way to the bus line when struck by the car. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Obituary, The Oklahoman, August 2, 1941
Rites will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Hahn Chapel for Joseph E. Bell, 88-year old early-day Chief of Police in Oklahoma City who died Friday at Polyclinic Hospital of injuries received when struck by a car Thursday near his home, 243 Northeast 36th. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Bell came to Oklahoma City in the Land Run of 1889 and homesteaded at what is now California and Hudson avenues. He was born in Indiana and had his schooling at Bloomington, Illinois where he taught school, before going to Chanute, Kansas.
He was in the hardware business at Chanute and after coming to Oklahoma City, was the first clerk when W. J. Pettee Company opened its hardware store here. Bell was with the firm several years, then became associated with the police department, serving as chief for a time during the 1890s. He was with the department until 1913. During the World War, he worked as a guard for an express company. He retired shortly after the war. Despite his age, he performed a daily routine of catching a bus to visit friends. He was on his way to the bus line when struck by the car. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Rites will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Hahn Chapel for Joseph E. Bell, 88-year old early-day Chief of Police in Oklahoma City who died Friday at Polyclinic Hospital of injuries received when struck by a car Thursday near his home, 243 Northeast 36th. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Bell came to Oklahoma City in the Land Run of 1889 and homesteaded at what is now California and Hudson avenues. He was born in Indiana and had his schooling at Bloomington, Illinois where he taught school, before going to Chanute, Kansas.
He was in the hardware business at Chanute and after coming to Oklahoma City, was the first clerk when W. J. Pettee Company opened its hardware store here. Bell was with the firm several years, then became associated with the police department, serving as chief for a time during the 1890s. He was with the department until 1913. During the World War, he worked as a guard for an express company. He retired shortly after the war. Despite his age, he performed a daily routine of catching a bus to visit friends. He was on his way to the bus line when struck by the car. He was a member of the Christian Church.
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