Obit: ALFED KELL: Dec 11, 1918, Connellsville Courier, Fayette Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Patricia Homlish. M2mhomlish@ezol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. Connellsville Courier Dec 11, 1918: ALFRED KELL, FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER IS DEAD OF PNEUMONIA Well known young man succumbs in France while serving with the artilery. An official War Department telegram received Saturday evening announced the death from pneumonia in France on October 5 of Private Alfred H. Kell, son of Mr. And Mrs. N.B. Kell of East Connellsville, and member of the 393th Field Artillery Company F. By his death Connellsville loses one of its best known young men. Alfred Kell first came prominently before the public as captain of the football team of the high school in 1914. During his whole high school career he took a prominent part in athletics. In the high school he studied chemistry and following his graduation in 1914 became assistant chemist at the plant of the American Manganese company at Dunbar. Before entering the service he was engaged in conducting a number of coal operations. Private Kell was the youngest son of the Kell Family. He was born September 21, 1893, near Denver, Col. He is survived by his parents and three sisters: Mrs. W.G. Kauffman and Mrs. A.J. Hooper of Connellsville, and Mrs. S.W. Piersol of Burgettstown, and two brothers, Wilbur B. of Firestone. Col and Harry S. of Paducah, Ky. The young man left for Camp Lee on April 29, 1918. He was transferred to the artillery and in less than six weeks from the time of leaving home was overseas.