Obituaries: Henrietta Bell, 1936, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 2, 1936 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mother of J. J. Bell Dies at Shreveport

Mrs. Henrietta Bell, 72, cousin of the late Senator Huey P. Long, died at her
home Wednesday morning at 9:05 o'clock after an illness of three years. 
Mrs. Bell had been blind for the last two years.  She had been a resident of
Shreveport for 12 years.

Funeral services were held on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from the family
residence with the Rev. M. B. Crawford, pastor of the Church of God, of which
the deceased was a member, officiating.  Interment was in the cemetery at
Montgomery, La.

Surviving Mrs. Bell are three sons, James J. Bell of Atlanta, La., R. E. Bell
of Ashland, Ore.; A. W. Bell of Greenville, Cal.; two daughters, Mrs. Fred
Howell and Mrs. Hazel Henderson, both of Shreveport; three sisters, Mrs. C. E.
Meeker and Mrs. Bell Burnecke, both of Shreveport, and Mrs. Mollie Roshton,
Montogmery, La.; two brothers, J. J. Simmons of Shreveport and Albert Simmons
of Homestead, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild.