Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bell, Alice C., 1942 

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ALICE CLARA BELL

MISS ALICE BELL, BELOVED TEACHER, PASSES, AGED 81

   Miss Alice Clara Bell, 81, died at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. J.N. 
Bell, High Street Friday night, December 18.  "Miss Alice," as she was known 
to the hundreds of people to whom she had taught their ABC’s in the first 
grade of the Franklin Grammar School during a teaching career of 45 years, was 
the daughter of the late James N. and Emiline* Crumpler Bell of Southampton 
County.  Besides her sister-in-law, she is survived by a niece, Mrs. James 
Henry of Franklin.

   Miss Alice was born in 1861 and at the age of 20 began teaching school. 
When she retired 45 years later, in 1926, at the age of 65, local citizens, 
including many of her former pupils, presented her with a beautiful silver 
loving cup and $25 in gold.  On the cup if the following inscription:

     "Presented to Miss Alice Bell by the people of Franklin as a token 
      of their love and appreciation of her 45 years of faithful service 
      as teacher."

   Among the many of Miss Alice’s pupils who later distinguished themselves in 
life is Governor Colgate W. Darden, Jr.

   Miss Alice was a faithful member of High Street Methodist Church, and 
taught a class of children in the Sunday School until a few years ago, 
maintaining her deep interest in and love for children, which was unfailingly 
reciprocated.  She was the oldest member of the church at the time of her 
death.

   Services were conducted from the home of Mrs. Bell on Sunday afternoon, 
December 20, at 3 o’clock, by the Rev. Harry W. Backhus, III, of High St. 
Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. R.D. Stephenson of Franklin Baptist 
Church.  Rev. Mr. Backhus read Tennyson’s "Crossing the Bar."  A brief service 
was held at the grave in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

   Pallbearers were Edward Gilliam, Edgar Jackson, Willie Weede, Henry F. 
Fitzgerald, J.J. Pace, C.C. Vaughan, III, John C. Parker, Jr., and Geo. H. 
Parker.


Alice Clara BELL, retired Franklin Grammar School teacher, 
b. 1861, Southampton Co., d. 18 Dec 1942, at sister-in-law's home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 46B*), Franklin, 
   20 Dec 1942, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Jan. 1, 1943, p. 1 

*Cemetery list spells her mother's name Emeline. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 


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