Ethel Bell 1897-1974

BELL, KOPPENHAVER, KOPY, HANEY, HEPNER, HOLDEN, HALL, PATTERSON

Posted By: Sharon Elijah (email)
Date: 11/17/2022 at 08:10:15

June 13, 1974 - The Tipton Conservative

Funeral services for Mrs. William (Ethel Grace Koppenhaver) Bell, 76, Cedar Rapids, a native of Tipton, were held June 10 at Cedar Rapids, with burial in Cedar Memorial cemetery. Mrs. Bell died at Cedar Rapids June 7.

The daughter of Gene and Ida Koppenhaver, she was born near Buchanan July 24, 1897 and attended the rural schools of Cedar county. She had been a resident of Cedar Rapids for 43 years. She was married to William Bell, Aug. 24, 1931 in Waukegan, Ill.

She was a member of the Methodist church, the Rebekah lodge in Marion, the Order of the Eastern Star in Marion, the Gethsemane White Shrine and auxiliary to the Crippled Children organization.

She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Michael Kopy, Cupertino, Calif.; 5 sisters, Mrs. Chester Haney, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Mae Hepner, Cedar Falls; Mrs. Daisy Holden, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Della Hall, Marion and Mrs. Vera Patterson, Waukegan, Ill. She was a cousin to members of the Dodds family at TIpton.