Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bell, Hattie E., 1963 

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HATTIE EUNICE BELL

MISS HATTIE BELL, DECORATED NURSE OF WORLD WAR I

   COURTLAND - Miss Hattie Eunice Bell, 74, retired registered nurse of World 
War I, died Friday in a Richmond hospital.

   A native of Southampton County, she lived in Richmond several years.  Her 
parents were William Dickerson and Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs Bell.

   The recipient of three combat citations during World War I, she was 
stationed in Toul, France, at U.S. Base Hospital, which was known as McGuire 
Unit for its commander, Cmdr. Stuart McGuire of the Medical Corps.

   She was a member of Pace Memorial Methodist Church, Richmond.

   Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Minnie B. Seal, Miss Mary Sue Bell and 
Mrs. Elizabeth Bell of Richmond, Miss Pauline Bell of Talihina, Okla., and 
Mrs. Fannie Grizzard of Courtland; a niece, Mrs. Katherine Bell Martin of Long 
Island, N.Y.; a nephews, William A. Bell, Jr. of Courtland.

   Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. in Courtland Methodist Church 
by the Rev. Bryon S. Halstead.  Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland.

   Pallbearers were George Fannon, Fred Caffin, Linwood Tatum, Ray Clark, 
Reginald Williams, Burton J. McLemore, George H. Parker, Jr., and Paige 
Watkinson.


Hattie Eunice BELL, retired registered nurse of World War I, 
formerly of Richmond, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 16 Aug 1963, Richmond, age 74, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section I, Plot 21/21B), Courtland*, 
   18 Aug 1963, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Aug. 22, 1963, Sect. I, p. 6 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," July 12, 1929) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b400w7ob.txt 


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