Thursday, December 24, 1891, page 3
The funeral service of W N Bell took place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the United Presbyterian church in this city. The church was crowded with friends of the deceased who gathered to pay the last sad rites to their esteemed friend. The sermon was preached by Rev J H Gibson, after which the procession proceeded to Mt Olive cemetery. Wm Bell was born in Manard county, Ill, Oct 7, 1839. He was a son of Rev D R Bell, a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. At 10 years of age he professed religion ad joined the church, and was a devoted worked and member ever after. At the age of 19 he married and lived on a farm in Illinois until 1877, when he moved to Ft Worth,Texas, where he engages [sic] in the painting business. In 1885 he moved to Eureka Springs, Ark, on account of ill health, and three years later moved to Girard where he resided one year and then moved to this city, where he died. He leaves a wife and four children.
Thursday, December 24, 1891, page 3
The funeral service of W N Bell took place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the United Presbyterian church in this city. The church was crowded with friends of the deceased who gathered to pay the last sad rites to their esteemed friend. The sermon was preached by Rev J H Gibson, after which the procession proceeded to Mt Olive cemetery. Wm Bell was born in Manard county, Ill, Oct 7, 1839. He was a son of Rev D R Bell, a minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. At 10 years of age he professed religion ad joined the church, and was a devoted worked and member ever after. At the age of 19 he married and lived on a farm in Illinois until 1877, when he moved to Ft Worth,Texas, where he engages [sic] in the painting business. In 1885 he moved to Eureka Springs, Ark, on account of ill health, and three years later moved to Girard where he resided one year and then moved to this city, where he died. He leaves a wife and four children.
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