MRS. M. L. BELL
DIES LAST NIGHT
Antebellum Resident of Pine Bluff
Enters Into Final Sleep
Mrs. M. L. Bell, one of Pine Bluff's oldest and best loved residents, quietly passed into the eternal sleep at 10:30 o'clock last night, at the rectory of Trinity Church, where she had made her home for some time past.
Because of the lateness of the hour at which the angel of death arrived, few except members of the family and intimate friends knew of the sad visitation last night. General sorrow, on the part of all the people of the city, will be felt this morning, when the news becomes generally known.
While Mrs. Bell has been ill for two weeks past, her death occurred rather suddenly last night. Members of the family were hurriedly summoned when it was seen that death was near, but dissolution had occurred before all of them could reach the bedside.
Born in Pine Bluff in December in 1843, Mrs. Bell spent all her life in this city, except for a period of about five years when she was a very young girl, which time was spent in Mississippi, the former home of her parents. She was a Miss Van de Werker her parents having come from Mississippi to Pine Bluff, of which they were pioneer settlers. Her mother died and was buried in this city, although her father died in Mississippi.
Mrs. Bell taught school here for many years, in the distant past. Many of those educated by her had preceded her into the Great Beyond, but some yet remain who will sorrow at her death. In 1862, she became the bride of William A. Lee, who was the editor of the Southern Vindicator, and who died in 1868. In 1878 Mrs. Lee was married to M. L. Bell, who died some years ago.
In the 71 years of her life, Mrs. Bell went thought many experiences incident to the growth and advancement of Pine Bluff and this section of the country. She saw Pine Bluff grow from a little village to a progressive city. In Civil War days, she displayed all those qualities for which the Southern woman has been praised in song and glory. It is related that when the Confederate forces assaulted Pine Bluff, in the effort to dislodge General Powell Clayton's northern army from the city, Mrs. Bell, then Mrs. Lee, took a large number of children to the shelter afforded by the bluff on the river, where they were protected from the shot and shell of both armies.
Mrs. Lee is survived by many relatives, among them a half-sister, Mrs. Trundle, who lives near Perryville, in this state; four sons, Robert E. Lee, City Clerk William A. Lee, Neill O. Bell of San Francisco, and Fayette Bell, chief attorney for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, at Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. L. L. Landon of Chicago; a grandson, Collier Lee; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Harry E. Williams.
Funeral arrangements will not be completed until word has been received from the members of the family who reside out of the city, and all of whom are expected to start at once for Pine Bluff, to attend the obsequies.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 5, 1914
Page 1 and page 3
FUNERAL TODAY OF
MRS. BELL
Aged Resident Will Be Laid to
Rest in Bellwood Cemetery
The funeral of Mrs. M. L. Bell, who died Wednesday night, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of her son, Robert E. Lee, 1302 West Second Avenue, with services at Trinity Episcopal Church, by Rev. H. A. Stowell, rector of the church. Interment will be in Bellwood Cemetery.
Arrangements to this effect were completed yesterday forenoon, when news was received to the effect that Fayette Bell and Mrs. L. L. Landon, son and daughter respectively of the deceased, will arrive here this morning from Chicago, to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Bell's funeral will be largely attended by all classes of Pine Bluff's citizens, because of her wide acquaintance here, the prominence of her family, and her activities in church and other circles during the greater part of her life. At the time of her death Mrs. Bell was historian for the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, a member of the Arkansas Pioneer Society and president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Trinity Church, all of which organizations will be largely represented at the funeral.
The following will serve as pallbearers at the funeral this afternoon:
Honorary-D. I. Mills, R. M. Knox, A. B. Grace, C. H. Triplett, Sr., H. A. McCoy, A. H. D. Perkins, Gabe Meyer, W. C. Crittenden, M. E. Bloom and D. L. Trimble.
Active-Dan Taylor, Jules Borreson, R. L. Rutherford, Leo M. Andrews, Frank Ragland, W. E. Collier, Charles Leverenz and H. F. Trulock.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 6, 1914
Page 3
DIES LAST NIGHT
Antebellum Resident of Pine Bluff
Enters Into Final Sleep
Mrs. M. L. Bell, one of Pine Bluff's oldest and best loved residents, quietly passed into the eternal sleep at 10:30 o'clock last night, at the rectory of Trinity Church, where she had made her home for some time past.
Because of the lateness of the hour at which the angel of death arrived, few except members of the family and intimate friends knew of the sad visitation last night. General sorrow, on the part of all the people of the city, will be felt this morning, when the news becomes generally known.
While Mrs. Bell has been ill for two weeks past, her death occurred rather suddenly last night. Members of the family were hurriedly summoned when it was seen that death was near, but dissolution had occurred before all of them could reach the bedside.
Born in Pine Bluff in December in 1843, Mrs. Bell spent all her life in this city, except for a period of about five years when she was a very young girl, which time was spent in Mississippi, the former home of her parents. She was a Miss Van de Werker her parents having come from Mississippi to Pine Bluff, of which they were pioneer settlers. Her mother died and was buried in this city, although her father died in Mississippi.
Mrs. Bell taught school here for many years, in the distant past. Many of those educated by her had preceded her into the Great Beyond, but some yet remain who will sorrow at her death. In 1862, she became the bride of William A. Lee, who was the editor of the Southern Vindicator, and who died in 1868. In 1878 Mrs. Lee was married to M. L. Bell, who died some years ago.
In the 71 years of her life, Mrs. Bell went thought many experiences incident to the growth and advancement of Pine Bluff and this section of the country. She saw Pine Bluff grow from a little village to a progressive city. In Civil War days, she displayed all those qualities for which the Southern woman has been praised in song and glory. It is related that when the Confederate forces assaulted Pine Bluff, in the effort to dislodge General Powell Clayton's northern army from the city, Mrs. Bell, then Mrs. Lee, took a large number of children to the shelter afforded by the bluff on the river, where they were protected from the shot and shell of both armies.
Mrs. Lee is survived by many relatives, among them a half-sister, Mrs. Trundle, who lives near Perryville, in this state; four sons, Robert E. Lee, City Clerk William A. Lee, Neill O. Bell of San Francisco, and Fayette Bell, chief attorney for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, at Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. L. L. Landon of Chicago; a grandson, Collier Lee; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Harry E. Williams.
Funeral arrangements will not be completed until word has been received from the members of the family who reside out of the city, and all of whom are expected to start at once for Pine Bluff, to attend the obsequies.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 5, 1914
Page 1 and page 3
FUNERAL TODAY OF
MRS. BELL
Aged Resident Will Be Laid to
Rest in Bellwood Cemetery
The funeral of Mrs. M. L. Bell, who died Wednesday night, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of her son, Robert E. Lee, 1302 West Second Avenue, with services at Trinity Episcopal Church, by Rev. H. A. Stowell, rector of the church. Interment will be in Bellwood Cemetery.
Arrangements to this effect were completed yesterday forenoon, when news was received to the effect that Fayette Bell and Mrs. L. L. Landon, son and daughter respectively of the deceased, will arrive here this morning from Chicago, to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Bell's funeral will be largely attended by all classes of Pine Bluff's citizens, because of her wide acquaintance here, the prominence of her family, and her activities in church and other circles during the greater part of her life. At the time of her death Mrs. Bell was historian for the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, a member of the Arkansas Pioneer Society and president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Trinity Church, all of which organizations will be largely represented at the funeral.
The following will serve as pallbearers at the funeral this afternoon:
Honorary-D. I. Mills, R. M. Knox, A. B. Grace, C. H. Triplett, Sr., H. A. McCoy, A. H. D. Perkins, Gabe Meyer, W. C. Crittenden, M. E. Bloom and D. L. Trimble.
Active-Dan Taylor, Jules Borreson, R. L. Rutherford, Leo M. Andrews, Frank Ragland, W. E. Collier, Charles Leverenz and H. F. Trulock.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 6, 1914
Page 3
MRS. M. L. BELL
DIES LAST NIGHT
Antebellum Resident of Pine Bluff
Enters Into Final Sleep
Mrs. M. L. Bell, one of Pine Bluff's oldest and best loved residents, quietly passed into the eternal sleep at 10:30 o'clock last night, at the rectory of Trinity Church, where she had made her home for some time past.
Because of the lateness of the hour at which the angel of death arrived, few except members of the family and intimate friends knew of the sad visitation last night. General sorrow, on the part of all the people of the city, will be felt this morning, when the news becomes generally known.
While Mrs. Bell has been ill for two weeks past, her death occurred rather suddenly last night. Members of the family were hurriedly summoned when it was seen that death was near, but dissolution had occurred before all of them could reach the bedside.
Born in Pine Bluff in December in 1843, Mrs. Bell spent all her life in this city, except for a period of about five years when she was a very young girl, which time was spent in Mississippi, the former home of her parents. She was a Miss Van de Werker her parents having come from Mississippi to Pine Bluff, of which they were pioneer settlers. Her mother died and was buried in this city, although her father died in Mississippi.
Mrs. Bell taught school here for many years, in the distant past. Many of those educated by her had preceded her into the Great Beyond, but some yet remain who will sorrow at her death. In 1862, she became the bride of William A. Lee, who was the editor of the Southern Vindicator, and who died in 1868. In 1878 Mrs. Lee was married to M. L. Bell, who died some years ago.
In the 71 years of her life, Mrs. Bell went thought many experiences incident to the growth and advancement of Pine Bluff and this section of the country. She saw Pine Bluff grow from a little village to a progressive city. In Civil War days, she displayed all those qualities for which the Southern woman has been praised in song and glory. It is related that when the Confederate forces assaulted Pine Bluff, in the effort to dislodge General Powell Clayton's northern army from the city, Mrs. Bell, then Mrs. Lee, took a large number of children to the shelter afforded by the bluff on the river, where they were protected from the shot and shell of both armies.
Mrs. Lee is survived by many relatives, among them a half-sister, Mrs. Trundle, who lives near Perryville, in this state; four sons, Robert E. Lee, City Clerk William A. Lee, Neill O. Bell of San Francisco, and Fayette Bell, chief attorney for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, at Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. L. L. Landon of Chicago; a grandson, Collier Lee; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Harry E. Williams.
Funeral arrangements will not be completed until word has been received from the members of the family who reside out of the city, and all of whom are expected to start at once for Pine Bluff, to attend the obsequies.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 5, 1914
Page 1 and page 3
FUNERAL TODAY OF
MRS. BELL
Aged Resident Will Be Laid to
Rest in Bellwood Cemetery
The funeral of Mrs. M. L. Bell, who died Wednesday night, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of her son, Robert E. Lee, 1302 West Second Avenue, with services at Trinity Episcopal Church, by Rev. H. A. Stowell, rector of the church. Interment will be in Bellwood Cemetery.
Arrangements to this effect were completed yesterday forenoon, when news was received to the effect that Fayette Bell and Mrs. L. L. Landon, son and daughter respectively of the deceased, will arrive here this morning from Chicago, to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Bell's funeral will be largely attended by all classes of Pine Bluff's citizens, because of her wide acquaintance here, the prominence of her family, and her activities in church and other circles during the greater part of her life. At the time of her death Mrs. Bell was historian for the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, a member of the Arkansas Pioneer Society and president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Trinity Church, all of which organizations will be largely represented at the funeral.
The following will serve as pallbearers at the funeral this afternoon:
Honorary-D. I. Mills, R. M. Knox, A. B. Grace, C. H. Triplett, Sr., H. A. McCoy, A. H. D. Perkins, Gabe Meyer, W. C. Crittenden, M. E. Bloom and D. L. Trimble.
Active-Dan Taylor, Jules Borreson, R. L. Rutherford, Leo M. Andrews, Frank Ragland, W. E. Collier, Charles Leverenz and H. F. Trulock.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 6, 1914
Page 3
DIES LAST NIGHT
Antebellum Resident of Pine Bluff
Enters Into Final Sleep
Mrs. M. L. Bell, one of Pine Bluff's oldest and best loved residents, quietly passed into the eternal sleep at 10:30 o'clock last night, at the rectory of Trinity Church, where she had made her home for some time past.
Because of the lateness of the hour at which the angel of death arrived, few except members of the family and intimate friends knew of the sad visitation last night. General sorrow, on the part of all the people of the city, will be felt this morning, when the news becomes generally known.
While Mrs. Bell has been ill for two weeks past, her death occurred rather suddenly last night. Members of the family were hurriedly summoned when it was seen that death was near, but dissolution had occurred before all of them could reach the bedside.
Born in Pine Bluff in December in 1843, Mrs. Bell spent all her life in this city, except for a period of about five years when she was a very young girl, which time was spent in Mississippi, the former home of her parents. She was a Miss Van de Werker her parents having come from Mississippi to Pine Bluff, of which they were pioneer settlers. Her mother died and was buried in this city, although her father died in Mississippi.
Mrs. Bell taught school here for many years, in the distant past. Many of those educated by her had preceded her into the Great Beyond, but some yet remain who will sorrow at her death. In 1862, she became the bride of William A. Lee, who was the editor of the Southern Vindicator, and who died in 1868. In 1878 Mrs. Lee was married to M. L. Bell, who died some years ago.
In the 71 years of her life, Mrs. Bell went thought many experiences incident to the growth and advancement of Pine Bluff and this section of the country. She saw Pine Bluff grow from a little village to a progressive city. In Civil War days, she displayed all those qualities for which the Southern woman has been praised in song and glory. It is related that when the Confederate forces assaulted Pine Bluff, in the effort to dislodge General Powell Clayton's northern army from the city, Mrs. Bell, then Mrs. Lee, took a large number of children to the shelter afforded by the bluff on the river, where they were protected from the shot and shell of both armies.
Mrs. Lee is survived by many relatives, among them a half-sister, Mrs. Trundle, who lives near Perryville, in this state; four sons, Robert E. Lee, City Clerk William A. Lee, Neill O. Bell of San Francisco, and Fayette Bell, chief attorney for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, at Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. L. L. Landon of Chicago; a grandson, Collier Lee; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Harry E. Williams.
Funeral arrangements will not be completed until word has been received from the members of the family who reside out of the city, and all of whom are expected to start at once for Pine Bluff, to attend the obsequies.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 5, 1914
Page 1 and page 3
FUNERAL TODAY OF
MRS. BELL
Aged Resident Will Be Laid to
Rest in Bellwood Cemetery
The funeral of Mrs. M. L. Bell, who died Wednesday night, will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of her son, Robert E. Lee, 1302 West Second Avenue, with services at Trinity Episcopal Church, by Rev. H. A. Stowell, rector of the church. Interment will be in Bellwood Cemetery.
Arrangements to this effect were completed yesterday forenoon, when news was received to the effect that Fayette Bell and Mrs. L. L. Landon, son and daughter respectively of the deceased, will arrive here this morning from Chicago, to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Bell's funeral will be largely attended by all classes of Pine Bluff's citizens, because of her wide acquaintance here, the prominence of her family, and her activities in church and other circles during the greater part of her life. At the time of her death Mrs. Bell was historian for the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, a member of the Arkansas Pioneer Society and president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Trinity Church, all of which organizations will be largely represented at the funeral.
The following will serve as pallbearers at the funeral this afternoon:
Honorary-D. I. Mills, R. M. Knox, A. B. Grace, C. H. Triplett, Sr., H. A. McCoy, A. H. D. Perkins, Gabe Meyer, W. C. Crittenden, M. E. Bloom and D. L. Trimble.
Active-Dan Taylor, Jules Borreson, R. L. Rutherford, Leo M. Andrews, Frank Ragland, W. E. Collier, Charles Leverenz and H. F. Trulock.
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
November 6, 1914
Page 3
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