Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bell, Waverly J., 1946 

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WAVERLY JAMES BELL 

WAVERLY BELL, 75, OF BACONS CASTLE BURIED TUESDAY 

  Waverly James Bell, 75, of Bacons Castle died Saturday night in a Norfolk 
hospital.

  A lifelong resident of Surry County, Mr. Bell in 1888 became associated 
with the general merchandise firm of Warren & Ferguson, which later became 
Warren & Bell and more recently Bell & Rowell Inc.  He was postmaster at 
Bacons Castle for 50 years until his retirement from the position in 1942. 
He was a member of the county electorial board and a former member of the 
Ruritan Club and of the OPA rationing board for Surry County.

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Marable Bell; one son, William 
W. Bell; three daughters, Mrs. Joseph W. Rowell; Mrs. Joseph C. Christopher 
and Mrs. Maxwell C. Woodard; eight grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. Dudley 
Seward and one brother, Finley J. Bell.

  The funeral services were held at the family home at Bacons Castle at 2 p.m. 
Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. T.W. Page and the Rev. J.F. Colston.  Burial 
was in Old Brick Cemetery.


Waverly James BELL, of Bacons Castle, retired merchant & postmaster, 
lifelong resident of Surry Co., d. 7 Dec 1946, Norfolk, age 75, 
interred in the Old Brick Church Cemetery, Bacon's Castle, 9 Dec 1946, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 29, No. 29, Dec. 11, 1946, p. 3, col. 3 


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