Obituary Record

Bessie Odelia (Stricklett) Bellows
Died on 3/16/1966
Buried in Blair Cemetery

The Pilot Tribune 21 March 1966

Services Monday for Mrs. Bellows, Former Blairite

Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Bellows, 81 years of age of San Rafael, Calif. former Blairite, will be held Monday March 21, at 2 p.m. at the Blair Methodist Church. Interment will be in Blair Cemetery.

Mrs. Bellows, the former Bessie Stricklett, was born February. 17, 1885 and lived in Blair most of her life. Her husband, who preceded her in death, was a contractor. She died Wednesday March 16th.

The former Blairite was making her home with her daughter at the time of her death.

Mrs. Bellows is survived by four children. Mrs. Lloyd TeSelle (Mildred) of Battle Creek, Michigan; Mrs. C. F. Elwall (Frances), Fairmont. Calif.: Mrs. Eldon Caldwell (Bonnie) San Ra-fael, California; Donald Bellows, Grant, Nebraska; a sister Mrs. John Gilliam of Blair; 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Campbell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 3/21/1966


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