Obituary Record

David W. Bell
Date of Death Unavailable

Blair Newspapers Jan. 1950 (photo)

Former Blair Doctor Dies

DR. D. W. BELL, AGE 70, WHO WAS BORN IN COUNTY, DIES AT LINCOLN

Ill several months, a former Blair physician, Dr. D. W. Bell, died early Saturday at his home, 2315 J St, Lincoln.

As David Bell, he was born in Washington County in 1880, and lived near Papillion as a young man. After being admitted to medical practice, he served in Omaha, also was once a druggist at Herman.

In Lincoln, where he had lived a number of years, Dr. Bell served as a member of the rating board in the Veterans Administration. He was forced to retire a year ago, however, because of ill health.

Dr. Bell was a veteran of World War I.

Survivors include his widow, Anna M.; two children, Beatrice of Lincoln and Trabor D. Bell of Lubbock, Tex.; three brothers, Fred and Edwin Bell of Papillion and Albert Bell of Monterey, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. Cora Pflug of Papillion and Mrs. D. E. Newton of Monterey, Calif.

The funeral was held at the Claire Mortuary, Papillion, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Papillion.

*Gravestone in Fairview Cemetery gives birth year--1879, death year—1949

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

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise with date unavailable


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