Jackson County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Bell, Eli May 23, 1983 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Doug McBroom doug324@aol.com May 29, 2010, 2:45 pm The Jackson Independent, Jonesboro LA, 26 May 1983 Headline: Eli Bell Dies After Short Illness Eli Bell, age 80, of Hodge, died early Monday morning, May 23, at his home after a short illness. Mr. Bell was a native of Bienville Parish, and a retired welder. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, in the Buck Edmonds Memorial Chapel in Jonesboro. Rev. Evelyn Alexander conducted the services. Burial was in the Fellowship Cemetery near Quitman under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Letha Bell of Hodge; five sons, W.R. Bell and Dugan Bell, both of Quitman, R.E. Bell of Sikes, Oliver Bell of Irving, Texas, and Waymon Bell of Jonesboro; one daughter, Mrs. Gloria Sullivan of Quitman; two sisters, Mrs. Nola Spurlock and Mrs. Oma Blackburn, both of Jonesboro; two step-sons, Lavelle Jiles of Jonesboro and Charlie Gray of Irving, Texas; 20 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 9 step grandchildren and 8 step great grandchildren also survive. Pallbearers were Lonnie Gray, Billy Ingram, Gary Bell, Bud Robinson, Troy Burson and Earl Alexander. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/jackson/obits/b/bell4428gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb