James Reed Bell and Neva V. Cox

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Husband James Reed Bell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 23 Dec 1906 - Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Nov 1985 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Stanley J. Bell (1874-1935)
         Mother: Lottie Lavina Robison (1883-1971) 1 2

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       Marriage: 4 Aug 1941 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2 4

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Wife Neva V. Cox ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Neva K. Morrison
           Born: 3 Aug 1902 - Rockland, Venango Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 11 Apr 2002 - ? Emlenton, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: Harry B. Cox (1876-1974)
         Mother: Fannie V. Jolly (1879-1969)

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   Other Spouse: Joseph C. Morrison (      -1937)

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Children

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1 F Nancy [Unk]

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: Frank Hill (      -      )

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General Notes: Husband - James Reed Bell

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Obituary, Unk newspaper
Dec 2, 1985
James R. Bell
James Reed Bell, 78, of Franklin RD 2, Victory Heights, died at 9:02 am Saturday in the Franklin Regional Medical Center.
Born December 23, 1906 in Cranberry Township, he was a son of the late Stanley J. and Lottie Robison Bell.
He married the former Neva V. Cox on August 4, 1941. She survives.
He spent his entire life in this area, attending the Salina School in Cranberry.
Mr. Bell was employed at the Secony Vaccum Co. (Mooney Chemical) for 29 years.
He served in the armed forces during World War II with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater aboard the U.S.S. Bailey.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Joseph R. Morrison of Rockland; a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Nancy) Hill of Franklin; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel H. Bell.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today at the Huff Chapel and until time of funeral services at 1:30 pill Tuesday.
Rev. Roger W. Overmyer, pastor of Victory Heights Church, will officiate.
Interment will be at the Rockland Cemetery.

Unk newspaper,
Dec 2, 1985
Funeral services ... at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for James Reed Bell, 78, of Victory Heights, Franklin RD 2, who died at 9:02 a.m. Saturday in the Franklin Regional Medical Cen­ter.
The funeral will be in the Huff Chapel where the family is re­ceiving friends this afternoon and from 7 to 9 p.m. today and of the funeral Tuesday.
Rev. Roger W. Overmyer, pas­tor of Victory Heights Church, will officiate. Interment will be at the Rockland Cemetery.
Mr. Bell was born Dec. 23, 1906 in Cranberry Township, a son of the late Stanley J. and Lottie Robison Bell.
He married the former Neva V. Cox on Aug. 4, 1941 and she survives.
He spent his entire life in this area, attending the Salina School in Cranberry.
Mr. Bell was employed at the Socony Vaccum Co., later the Mooney Chemical plant, for 29 years.
He served in the armed forces during World War II, being with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater aboard the U.S.S. Bai­ley.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Joseph R. Morrison of Rockland; a daugh­ter, Mrs. Frank (Nancy) Hill of Franklin; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel H. Bell.

"World War II. Inducted March 13, 1944. Served sixteen months on destroyer U.S.S. Bailey in South Pacific area. Honorably discharged December 5, 1945." (3)

SSDI: JAMES BELL 23 Dec 1906 Nov 1985 16323 (Franklin, Venango, PA) (none specified) 081-03-3619 New York

JBN gives his year of birth as 1907 and middle initial as "K."

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General Notes: Wife - Neva V. Cox

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SSDI: NEVA C BELL 03 Aug 1902 11 Apr 2002 (V) 16373 (Emlenton, Venango, PA) (none specified) 170-14-1818 Pennsylvania

1 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 60.

2 Linda (Francis) Hanna & Roberta (Francis) Hamilton, The Descendants of Walter Bell (Franklin, PA: Self-published, about 1990), Pg 19.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 100.

4 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #22626.