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KELL, Clarence

Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
1966 handwritten on obituary

Perrysville – Clarence J. Kell Sr., age 77, of 612 S. Buchanan St., Danville, Ill, a former resident of Perrysville, died at 1:05 pm Sunday, March 6, in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville where he had been a patient one day. Mr. Kell was born Aug. 21, 1888, at West Lebanon, the son of Charles and Ella Chessman Kell. A retired farmer, he had moved to Danville from Perrysville 22 years ago. He was married in September 1906 to Ona Steerman, who preceded him in death in 1961. Survivors include: two sons, (article cut off here)  --- typed by Barbara B - thanks muches BB

Found the balance of the Obituary brlow:
Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. Year 1966
Entire obituary maybe found their.

Survivors include: two sons, Forrest of Cayuga and Clarence jr., of Catlin, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Dunham of Perrysvillle and Mrs. Kathryn Davis of Danville; one brother, John Kell of Newtown; two sisters, Mrs. Glen Hughes of Covington and Mrs. Guy Small of Waynetown; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents,
wife, three children and one brother.,·
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at the Johnson Funeral Home in Danville.  Burial was in
Lower Mound Cemetery, southwest of Covington.

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