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BELL, Welthan May – (d. 1999)

BELL, Welthan May – (d. 1999)

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Morrison resident and Warren County native Welthan May Bell, 83, died Jan. 2 at River Park Hospital. A homemaker and a member of Morrison First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of William and Lora Hendrix Parker and was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Leslie Bell in 1996; and one son, James Leslie (Buck) Bell. She is survived by three sons, William Bell of Morrison, Ronald Douglas Bell of McMinnville and David Bell of Chattanooga; five daughters, Willie…

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BELL, May Mullican – (d. 1939)

BELL, May Mullican – (d. 1939)

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In Memoriam  In Loving memory of Mrs. May Bell, who departed this life Jan. 17, 1939. She leaves a husband and infant son, also a father and mother; a sister and a host of friends to mourn her death, but our loss is Heaven’s gain. We just can’t understand who such a sweet young life should be taken. We know we should not question God for He is too good to do a wrong and too wise to make a…

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BELL, Isaac – (d. 1884)

BELL, Isaac – (d. 1884)

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Uncle Isaac Bell, Colored Died on Tuesday morning, October 14, of paralysis, and was buried in the new cemetery Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock.  Uncle Ike was about 61 years of age, and was well known in this community as an honest, upright and faithful old man.  Few men, white or colored, had or deserved a better reputation for honesty than Uncle Ike.  Others might do well by imitating his example. Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Sat, 18 October 1884. [Contributor: …

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BELL, Fred C. – (d. 1999)

BELL, Fred C. – (d. 1999)

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Warren County native Fred C. Bell, 74, died Jan. 5 at V.A. Hospital in Nashville after an extended illness. A retired maintenance employee of Purity Dairies and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he was the son of Millie and Marie Muncey Bell. He is survived by his wife, Helen Raymond Bell of Nashville; one daughter, Kathy Bell Barnes of Nashville; one son, Jimmy Turner of McMinnville; two grandsons, Stacy Turner of Rock Island and Jeremy Harrison of…

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BARNETT, Eugene Earl (d. 1952)

BARNETT, Eugene Earl (d. 1952)

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Van Buren Man Found Dead At Cedar Grove Home              Eugene Earl Barnett, 71, Van Buren county farmer, was found dead at his home in the Cedar Grove community Christmas day. He had been suffering from a heart condition for several years.  A coroner’s jury, empaneled by Ed Rascoe, Van Buren county coroner, returned a verdict of death by natural causes. Reports indicated that the man had been dead for about 2 days when his body was found. …

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Smoot, John C. B. (Family Bible)

Smoot, John C. B. (Family Bible)

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This, the family Bible of John Calhoun Breckenridge Smoot and Myra Octavia Darnell, is in the hands of John’s granddaughter, Myra Elizabeth “Lib” Chastain of Shellsford, Warren County Tennessee. This transcription was made from the original Bible by Fred Smoot. John C. Smoot is the son of William Smoot and Matilda Anderson. Myra O. Darnell is the daughter of James Thomas Darnell and Ann Elizabeth Darnell. John and Myra Smoot lived on Old Shelbyville Road, west of Crisp. Holy Bible…

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