BELL, Phrana Livengood
PHRANA LIVENGOOD BELL
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, 9 Apr 1964, page 16
Mrs. Phrana Elizabeth Bell, 95, died at 7:30 Saturday morning at her home in Hillsboro. She had been ill for seven months prior to her death. Mrs. Bell had lived her entire life in Fountain County. Born May 6, 1868, in Fountain County, Mrs. Bell was the daughter of Mathias and Catherine Marsh Livengood. Mrs. Bell attended Livengood School and Frog Chapel School, both in Fountain County. On Jan. 24, 1894, she married Addison Bell at the Livengood home. She was a member of the Wallace Lutheran Church. Survivors include three sons, Clifford of Veedersburg, Leslie of Hillsboro and Wilmer of Waynetown; a daughter, Mrs. Othol Carter of Kingman; a sister, Mrs. Nettie Ratcliff of Hillsboro; six grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Wallace Lutheran Church. Rev. John Stacy of Crawfordsville assisted by Rev. Guy Tremaine of Waynetown will officiate. Friends may call at the home of Leslie Bell in Hillsboro after 4 p.m. Sunday until Tuesday noon when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state for one hour preceding the services. Burial will be in the Wallace Lutheran Cemetery.
Typed by MGJ, Jan 23, 2012
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Mrs. Phrane Elizabeth Bell, 95, died at 7:30 Saturday morning at her home in Hillsboro. She had been ill for seven months prior to her death. Mrs. Bell had lived her entire life in Fountain County.
She was born May 6 1868, south of Hillsboro the daughter of Mathias and Catherine Marsh Livengood. Mrs. Bell attended Livengood and the Frog Chapel school in Fountain County. On Jan 24 1894 she was married to Addis on Bell at the Livengood home and he preceded her in death. She was a member of the Phanuel Lutheran Church of Wallace. She had resided alone in
Hillsboro for several years. Survivors include three sons, Clifford, of Veedersburg; Leslie of Hillsboro and Wilmer of Waynetown; a daughter, Mrs. Othel Carter of Kingman; a sister Mrs. Nellie Ratcliff, Hillsboro rural route; six grandchildren and 21 great
grandchildren. Nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held at the Lutheran Church in Wallace at 2 p.m .Tuesday with Rev. John Stacy of Crawfordsville officiating, assisted by the Rev. Guy Tremaine. Burial was in the cemetery near the church.