OBITUARY: James D. Fell, 1866-1938, Mitchell Co., Iowa.



                            James Fell

James D. Fell was born October 22, 1866, at Green Garden, Illinois,
and passed away September 22, 1938, at his home in McIntire, Iowa.
He was married to Anna H. Berhends at Manhattan, Illlinois on March
5, 1895.  Two years later they moved to Williams, Iowa, where they
resided for 16 years, two years of this time being spent in Martinez,
California.  In the fall of 1910 they moved to their farm in Howard
County and 5 years later built the present home in McIntire.

Three children were born to this union, Raymond J. Fell now living
in Austin, Minnesota; Ruth passed away at the age of three years
and Anna in infancy.  The wife and mother passed away at her home
in McIntire in July 1928.

He was married July 23, 1938 to Mrs. Mary Mayer, who had been his
housekeeper for ten years and who gave him every care during his
declining health.

Besides his wife, his son Raymond and wife and their two children and
six step-children, two sisters, Mrs. Goodridge, Manhattan, Illinois,
and Mrs. Pester, Clarion, Iowa are left.  Mr. Fell was a quiet
unassuming man, strongly attached to his home and family.  He has
held several positions of trust and was mayor of the town of McIntire
of a term of years.

Funeral services were held in the Methodist church at McIntire, Sunday,
September 25, 1938 conducted by Rev. Bodenham of Riceville.  Interment
was made in the family lot in Wayne cemetery.



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     NOTE: I am not a relation.