Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bell, David H., 1983 

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DAVID HYMAN BELL 

   CAPRON - A funeral service for David Hyman Bell, 74, was held at 11 a.m. 
Saturday in Capron Cemetery by the Rev. Eric Alexie.  Wright Funeral Home 
of Franklin was in charge.

   Bell died Thursday in a hospital.

   A native of Southampton County, he was a former mayor Capron.  He was a 
retired farmer and businessman, having been associated with Columbian Peanut 
Co.  He was a member of Capron United Methodist Church and a charter member 
of the Capron Ruritan Club.

   Survivors include his wife Marion Cobb Bell; two sisters, Margaret B. 
Gorti of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Julia B. Godfrey of Portsmouth; and four 
brothers, Sheppard C. Bell of Capron, William P. Bell and Wesley G. Bell, 
both of Portsmouth and Earl E. Bell of Leesburg.   Memorial donations may be 
made to the Capron Rescue Squad.


David Hyman BELL, retired farmer & businessman, former mayor Capron, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 14 Apr 1983, Franklin, age 74, 
interred in Capron Cemetery*, 16 Apr 1983, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 21, 1983, p. 10A 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Capron list (C-5): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt 

His parents are buried in Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth.  Photos of their 
   markers are posted with their Find a Grave Memorials, #21660974 & 21508874- 
   his mother's includes a snapshot of her. 


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