Capt. E.L. Bell, 82, Died in Texas, Oct. 20, 1925

Former Cabarrus Man Dies at Home in Texas. . . Capt. E.L. Bell, Born in Coddle Creek Section, Passes Away in Corsicana

The following is the account in the Corsicana Daily Sun, published in Corsicana, Texas, of the death of Captain E.L Bell, for a number of years a resident of this county, and a cousin of W.L. Bell of West Depot Street:

Captain E.L. Bell, aged 82 years, for 43 years a resident of Navarro County, many years of that time making his home in Corsicana, died at his home here Wednesday night at 10:30 o’clock after several weeks’ illness. Funeral services will take place at the home Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock, the Rev. R. Girard Lowe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which deceased had been a long-time member, conducting the services and with interment in Oakwood cemetery. Deceased is survived by his widow and five grown children, three sons and two daughters, as follows: Will and Dan Bell of Barry, Navarro County; Cyrus Bell of Los Angeles; Mrs. G.E. Mitchell of Mexia and Mrs. Mary Bell Fallon of Corsicana.

Capt. Bell (? was born in) North Carolina, in January 1844, and was married to Miss Sarah Johnson in 1866. He came to Texas in December, 1882, and first settled near the town of Barry, Navarra County. He later moved to Corsicana and has lived here for many years.

Capt. Bell served in the Civil War as a member of the Confederate army, being present and engaging in many of the great battles of the war, and for the past several yeas he has been Commander of Camp Winkler U.C.V., of Navarro County, and was a prominent figure at all gathers of the local and State Confederate organizations. While holding no malice in his heart, he still held steadfast to the teachings of his Southern forebearers.

Capt. Bell was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and held his religion to be one of the most important duties and pleasures of his life. For the past several years he has been engaged in the insurance business in Corsicana and was a man of high business ideals and character. While he held no hatred for the North or its people, he loved the South and its traditions with a zeal that is only found I these good men and women who went through the trials and tribulations of reconstruction, and who are now fast passing from the scenes of their labors on earth.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, October 24, 1925

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