Obit of John Bell, Jr. (b400) - Rogers Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 30 Jul 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Graveside services for reitred former Hammon teacher, John Bell, Jr., 74, Corpus Christi, Texas, at the Longview Cemetery in Cordell, Oklahoma. Bell died June 29, 1998 in Corpus Christi. He was born on September 27, 1923 at Sweetwater, Oklahoma the son of J. Hoard and Elsie Durland Bell. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from February 1943 until December 1945 as a bombardier on a B-24 in the Pacific. Following his discharge he attended Southwestern State College in Weatherford graduating in 1949. He taught math and industrial arts in Dill City, Arapaho, Butler and Hammon and for many years he coached junior high basketball and baseball before retiring in 1985. He was united in marriage to Alice Bell on January 17, 1945 at the First Baptist Church in Cordell. She preceded him in death April of 1995. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, James Bell. Survivors include a son, James Curtis and his wife, Pat Bell of Canyon Lake, CA; one ! daughter Deborah Jean Denton of oklahoma City; five grandchildren and one great grandchild and a brother, Kenneth Bell. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, oK