Husband John Wesley Bell
Born: 9 Sep 1872 or 1873 - Clarion Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 23 Apr 1956 - Van, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA
Father: Samuel S. Bell (1845-Bef 1915)
Mother: Marie Sophia McCauley (1846-Aft 1915)
Marriage: 18 Mar 1912 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Other Spouse: Agnes Genevieve Stinton (Abt 1878- ) - 13 Nov 1899 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA (Divorced on 17 Sep 1902) 1
Other Spouse: Alice R. Colwell (Abt 1882- ) - (Marriage license; no marriage. in Jan 1906)
• Burial: : Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA.
Wife Florence Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lusher 2
Born: 12 Sep 1893-1895 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 27 Mar 1967 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA
Father: Claude Eugene Lusher (Abt 1873-1939)
Mother: Laura Jane "Jennie" Flowers (1876-1942)
• Burial: : Brandon Cemetery, Cranberry, Venango Co, PA.
Children
1 F Leona A. Bell
Born: 22 Dec 1911-1912 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 8 Dec 1980 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Spouse: Clyde Clair ( - )
Spouse: Glenn H. Russell (1905-1988)
Marr: 2 Dec 1932
2 F Alice Louise Bell
Born: 18 Feb 1914 - Cranberry, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 30 Jul 1999 - Shippenville, Elk Twp, Clarion Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
Spouse: Benjamin Harrison Kuhns (1888-1972) 5
Marr: 6 Jul 1931
3 F Edna Maud Bell
Born: 10 Feb 1915 - Cranberry, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 4 Mar 1976 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 6
Spouse: James Rowland Haniwalt (1915-1985)
Marr: 31 Jul 1934 - Seneca, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
4 M Norman Lewis Bell
Born: 14 Jun 1916 - Cranberry, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 2 Aug 1989 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Melat-Hanby Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
Spouse: Helen Lucille Jolly ( - )
Marr: 12 Jan 1940 - ? Venango Co, PA. (Divorced on 18 Jan 1950)
Spouse: Madeline Seyler (1918-1955)
Marr: 18 Oct 1952 - Venango Co, PA
Spouse: Virginia Audine Shreffler (1929-2005)
Marr: 2 Nov 1956 - Venango Co, PA
5 F Ruth Mercille Bell 9
AKA: Ruth Marcille Bell
Born: Abt 1918 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Robert Paul Hart (1915-1983) 9
Marr: 19 Jun 1934 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA. (Divorced on 27 Mar 1946)
Spouse: Dorena Amore (1907-1971)
Spouse: Vernon L. Fischer (1927-2007)
Marr: 1987 - ? Venango Co, PA
6 F Margaret V. "Peg" Bell
Born: 22 Jun 1920 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 24 May 1985 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
Spouse: Leonard L. Russell (1913-1985)
Marr: 30 Oct 1948
7 F Dorothy L. Bell
Born: 14 Oct 1921 - Cranberry, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 8 Mar 1988 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA
Buried: - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA
Spouse: Lawrence E. "Skeet" Seyler (1906-1987)
Marr: 25 Nov 1939 - Seneca, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
8 F Inez M. Bell
Born:
Christened:
Died: Bef May 1985
Buried:
Spouse: Charles S. Webber ( - )
Marr: 1945 - ? Venango Co, PA
9 F Agnes Virginia Bell
Born: 13 Feb 1925
Christened:
Died: Feb 1979 - ? Oil City, Venango Co, PA
Buried:
Spouse: Henry John Meehan (1906-1990)
Marr: 16 Oct 1951 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 10
10 F Dora Lorraine Bell
Born: 23 Sep 1928 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 24 Jun 2002 - Venango Co, PA
Buried:
Spouse: Robert Wilson Anthony (Abt 1929- )
Marr: 18 Nov 1948 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 11
Spouse: Charles Meehan (1910-1987)
11 F Lottie Lavina Bell
Born: 24 Oct 1930 - Cranberry, Venango Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 6 May 2000 - Warren, Trumbull Co, OH
Buried: - Emerickville Lutheran, Emerickville, Jefferson Co, PA
Spouse: Raymond Dale Stormer (1927- )
Marr: 30 Oct 1954 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 12
12 M John W. Bell, Jr.
Born: 20 Jun 1933
Christened:
Died: 10 Mar 1998 - Warren, Trumbull Co, OH
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - John Wesley Bell
The News-Herald, Franklin, PA
Apr 24, 1956; pg 6, col 4
The Derrick, Oil City, PA
Apr, 1956
John Bell
John Wesley Bell, 83, Salina Road, Van, died at 12:15 p. m. Monday in his home.
He was born September 9, 1872, in Clarion County, the son of Samuel and Sophia McCauley Bell. He lived in Cranberry Township most of his life. He was engaged in farming, worked in the oil fields and drove a school bus until he became ill ten years ago.
In addition to his widow, Florence Lusher Bell, he is survived by 12 children: Mrs. Ben (Alice) Kuhns and Mrs. Glenn (Leona) Russell, both of Franklin; Norman Bell and Mrs. Rowland (Edna) Haniwalt, both of Van; Mrs. Ray (Lottie) Stormer, Warren, Ohio; Mrs. Robert (Dora) Anthony, Chardon, Ohio; Mrs. Leonard (Margaret) Russell and John Bell, Jr., both of Kennerdell; Mrs. Lawrence (Dorothy) Seyler, Mrs. Darena (Ruth) Amore, Mrs. Charles (Inez) Webber, Mrs. Henry (Agnes) Meehan, all of Oil City; one sister, Mrs. Laura Green, Oil City; one brother, Walter Bell, Oil City RD 2; 22 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
The body is in the Steffee Funeral Home.
The News-Herald, Franklin, PA
Apr 27, 1956; pg 9, col 1
The Derrick, Oil City, PA
Apr 27, 1956
John Wesley Bell
Funeral services for John Wesley Bell, 83, of Salina Road, Van, who died in his home Monday, were conducted in the Steffee Fueral Home at 2 p. m. Thursday.
Rev. Richard Burns, of the Rockland Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Brandon Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Nick Paich, Cletus McCauley, Floyd Russell, Richard Mong, Grey Heckard and Curtis Kuhns.
Attending from out-of-town included Mr. and Mrs. Nick Paich of Polk; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hechard of Kennerdell; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kuhns, Pauline Kuhns, Mr. and Mrs. Cletus McCauley, all of Franklin; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anthony of Chardon, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stormer of Warren, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Kuhns of Grove City and Floyd Russell of Bainbridge, Md.
General Notes: Wife - Florence Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lusher
The Derrick, Oil City, PA
Mar 28, 1967; pg 16
Mrs. Bell Succumbs
Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Bell, 73, of Van Star Route, widow of John W. Bell, died at 1:40 p. m. Monday in the Franklin Hospital.
She was born in Rockland September 12, 1893, a daughter of Claude and Jane Flowers Lusher.
Mrs. Bell was a member of the Cranberry Methodist Church.
Her husband, John W. Bell, died April 23, 1956.
She is survived by two sons, Norman Bell of Van Star Route and John Bell of Warren, Ohio; ten daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Leona) Russell of Franklin RD 2, Mrs. Ben (Alice) Kuhns and Mrs. Lawrence (Dorothy) Seyler of Van RD 1, Mrs. Rowland (Edna) Haniwalt of Van, Mrs. Dorena (Ruth) Amore and Mrs. Henry (Agnes) Meehan of Oil City, Mrs. Leonard (Margaret) Russell of Kennerdell RD 1, Mrs. Charles (Inez) Weber of Oil City RD 1, Mrs. Charles (Dora) Meehan of Cleveland and Mrs. Raymond (Lottie) Stormer of Warren, Ohio; 26 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call any time after 3 p. m. today at the Charles A. Morrison Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Thursday. Rev. Ronald Chitester, pastor of the Cranberry Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Brandon Cemetery.
The News-Herald, Franklin, PA
Mar 31, 1967; pg 11, col 4
The Derrick, Oil City, PA
Mar 31, 1967; pg 20, col 4
Mrs. Florence Bell
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Elizabeth Bell, 73, of Van Star Route were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Charles A. Morrison Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bell, widow of John W. Bell, died Monday afternoon in the Franklin Hospital.
Rev. Ronald Chitester, pastor of the Cranberry Methodist Church, officiated.
Interment was in Brandon Cemetery. Pallbearers included Curt Kuhns, Floyd Russell, Richard Mong, Larry Meehan, Nick Paich and Cletus McCauley.
Attending the services from out of town were Curt Kuhns of Jackson Center; Mr. and Mrs. John Bell and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stormer, Warren, Ohio; and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meehan, Cleveland, Ohio.