LOUISE BELL 1913-1916

BELL, DAUGHDRILL, DODSWORTH, NEWBY, POWELL

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Date: 9/8/2006 at 15:03:55

The Donnellson Review –

Thurs., April 13, 1916

Deaths--Bell

On last Thursday morning at 3 o’clock, death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. I.C. Bell at Mount Hamill, removing from their fond embrace the form of their dear little daughter, Louise, aged 2 years 10 months and 30 days.

She was never a stout child and was ever watched with tenderness and care, in hopes she would regain her health, and be left to them to bless their happy home.

All medical aid given her by Dr. Wilson, Dr. Thompson and all loving hands could not keep her from passing to the happy beyond, her last words being, “What will baby do?”

In the words of her father and mother; her brother Fletcher and sister Helen:

We will miss her little prattle,
we will miss her loving face,
And life will be so dreary
without her fond embrace.

Those beautiful arms around mother’s neck,
Whispering the angel’s plea:
Dear ones come leave this sorrowing world
And pass over the Jordan with me.

I have stayed with you dear ones
Through all my short life.
Till spring time budded the trees.
I bid you farewell for my home in the skies, Good bye, God takes your baby Louise.

O beautiful treasure in heaven,
Nothing on earth to compare
With the beautiful flaxen-haired baby
Awaiting us over there.

[This was transcribed for Lee county Iowa genealogy purposes, the news clipping was found among other family scrapbook items gathered by Mrs. J.M. Newby, 1882-1964.]