Bell, Mrs. Jessie

BELL, GUGELER, CHASTRY, TALBOTT, DONNER, MANSFIELD, HERTS, PAULSON, BARKUS, HIGGINS, BROWNELL

Posted By: Lois Shaul (email)
Date: 3/21/2019 at 17:29:28

Malvern Leader
July 21, 1932

Mrs. Jesse Bell Died After a Brief Illness.

Had Lived in Malvern 30 Years; Funeral Sunday Afternoon

Mrs. Jesse Bell, well known resident of Malvern for the past 30 years, died Friday afternoon after a brief illness of but a few hours.
She had worked about the home as usual and seemed to feel well. She kept Mr. Bells books and told him she had all the monthly statements ready for him. But a little before noon she was taken suddenly quite ill and seemed in great pain. A doctor was summoned. She was in such pain that a hypodermic was given her and she relaxed and was resting easy.
Along about 4 o'clock she suddenly awakened and her condition so alarmed them that the doctor and family was hastily summoned but she died within a few minutes.
Funeral services were held in the Methodist church Sunday afternoon and the church was overflowing with friends and relatives to pay their last sad tribute.
Rev, R.W. Gugeler, the pastor, conducted the services. Mrs. F. R. Chastry and Mrs. I.A Talbot, with Mrs. Ray Donner as accompanist, sang.
Masses of beautiful flowers showed much love and esteem. They were in the charge of Mrs. R.W. Mansfield, Mrs. Frank Herts and Mrs. C.A. Paulson.
The Malvern Fire department formed a guard at church and acted as pall bearers. They were F.R. Chantry, L.A. Talbott. L.A. Barkus, C.A. Paulson, Frank Higgins, and Frank Herts.
Mrs. Bell was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brownell, and was born at Exira, Iowa on May 31, 1883 and departed this life at her home in Malvern July 16, 1932 at the age of forty nine years, one month and fifteen days.
On March 18, 1903 she was united in marriage to Jesse Bell. They were blessed with five sons and two daughters. Two of the children preceded their mother in death-Walter Harold died Jan. 15, 1916 and Vivian Irene died May 31, 1919.
She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, four sons, Russie W., Gene K., of Visilia, Cal., Frank Lorain, and Gail Herbert, one daughter, Edith Maxine Bell; one brother, Henry Brownell, who lives in Okla.; two grandchildren, and other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Bell united with the Malvern Methodist Episcopal church in May 1937.