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Submitted: 5/10/21 • Approved: 5/12/21 • Last Updated: 5/15/21 • R417681-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
World War I
September 12, 1890-February 12, 1978
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. today for James P. Bell, 88, of Leisure Lodge.
The Rev. Leonard Forsythe of the Bible Baptist Church officiated. Services were under the direction of Minton Mortuary at Highland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Bell had lived in Borger for a year. He had also lived in Stinnett and Canadian.
Mr. Bell was a member of the First Baptist Church of Stinnett.
Surviving are his wife, Lena; a sister, Mrs. Vera Lacey of Arlington; and several nieces and nephews.
(Published in Borger News-Herald, Monday, February 13, 1978)
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Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James Bell
Death Date: 12 Feb 1978
Death County: Hutchinson
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: James Percy Bell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 88
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1889
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Death Date: 12 Feb 1978
Death Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Mother: Catherine Rebecca Stinnett
Contributed on 5/10/21
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