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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1957)
Mrs. Myrtle S. Bell Rites at Chambers Came to Holt with Parent* in ’87 CHAMBERS Funeral services were conducted at 2 p m„ Sat urday, December 14, at the Meth odist church here for Mrs Myr tle Susannah Bell. 72, widow of the late Amos Reed Bell. She diet! Wednesday, Deoem 1j<t 11, in St. Anthony's hospital at O'Neill after a several weeks’ Illness. Rev. Harold Bonath officiated anil Biglin’s were in charge of burial arrangements at the Cham bers cemetery Music was furnished by a quar tette composed of Ray Hoffman, Mrs. C. V. Robertson, Mrs Ken neth Adams and Ernest Farrier with Mrs. Ernest Farrier at the piano. Songs were “Abide With Me”, "Roek of Ages” and “Be yond the Sunset." Pallliearers were Richard Jar man, Edgar DeHart, Kenneth Adams, Raymond Beed, Orville Svatos and Vernon Whitaker. In charge of flowers wort* Mrs G H. Grimes and Mrs. C. E. Tibbets. Ushers were Glen Adams and Eugene Baker. Myrtle Susannah Jeffers, daughter of William Hamilton Jeffers and Susannah Jeffers, was bom July 27, 1885 at Mar sha Itown, la She came to Ne braska with his parents and two older sisters, settling on a home stead near Chambers in 1887. She was reared in this local ity and joined the Methodist church at an early age. She married Mr. Bell of Cham bers August 28, 1904. They be came the parents of one son, Mel V Ufa. The Bells were engaged in farming here until 1912 when they moved to Innisvale, Sask., Can., where they resided one year. I The couple returned to Cham bers to spimd the remainder of their lives. Mr. Bell died in 1950. She was also preceded in death by her parents, three sisters— Mrs. Gertrude Hanna, Mrs. Grace Kemp and Mrs. Mabel Jarman. Mrs. Bell was a member of the Valley G'nter extension club, Garden club and Kellar club. Survivors include: Son—Mel vin of Chambers; granddaughter l^ina Bell; brother Karl Jef fers of Chambers; several nieces and nephews Among those from a distance attending the funeral were; Mr. and Mrs. Manderson Jeffers of McCook: Mr. and Mrs, Max Jef fers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Art Tibhots and Larry and Mrs. Gerald McDermott, all of O'Neill; ' Mr. and Mrs. James Sheidy and j Mrs. Gtatrude Grey of Lincoln; Mrs Hazel B. Miller of Chicago, Til : Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yotmg of Inman; Mr. and Mrs. Gail McDonald of Elmwood; Mrs. Hattie Richardson. Clinton Rieh arrson, Raymond Richardson and Mr and Mrs. Herbert Goff, all of Ord. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rice and Eieanore and Mrs. Donald Waller of North Loup, and Mr. and Mrs. Elva Goff of Loup City By coincidence the hymns sung at Mrs. Bell's funeral were the same as those used about a month ago at the funeral of her sister. Mrs. Grace Kemp of Tis dale, Sask, Can. The coincidence was not known until after Mrs. Boll's funeral. Sturgeon-Woeppel Nuptials at Omaha EWING Miss LoaLee Sturgeon and Russell Woeppel were uni ted in marriage Saturday, De cember 14, in the Glad Tidings Assembly church in Omaha. Rev. L. E. King officiated at the 2 p.m.. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merl Sturgeon of Omaha The bridegroom, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woeppel of Ewing. Mrs. Paul West of Colorado Springs, Golo., was matron-of-hon or. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Gene Libby and Miss Barbara Frey, the latter from Valentine Bestman was Paul Sturgeon, brother of the bride. A brother. Merle Sturgeon of Dallas, Tex., and Mr. Libby ushered. A reception was held at the church parlors. The eoiiDle left on a Colorado wedding trip and on their return will make their home on a farm near Ewing. Mrs. Woeppel has been a tele phone operator for the past five years. Mr. Woeppel is a graduate of the Ewing high school, class of 1954 He attended a business col lege in Grand Island two years. He has been assisting his father on the farm since completing his course at Grand Island. Attending the wedding from Ew ing were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woeppel, his nieces Gale and Kay Fleming, his sister. Mrs Marilyn Burke and children, Mrs. J L. Pruden, Mrs. Sam Burtwistle, Dana Sission, Larry Williamson. O’NEILL I/ICAL8 Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones ex pect to leave Monday for Vin ton. Ia., to spend Christmas with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson. ! Their son, C. Vincent, and fam ily of Columbus will also go to Vinton. Mr and Mrs M. J- Golden left Tuesday for Miami, Fla., to visit her mother, Mrs. J. L Gaudrie. and to spend the holidays. Capt. and Mrs. James T. Butcher and Susan of Smyrna Tenn., will join them December 31 and spend two weeks. Mrs. J- L. Kinsman of Columbus will have charge of the Golden hotel. ___ 0 X O ° , a, a ° ° 3h® CAM HftTH VOMR O«KR0# 6* on qogg PERFECT FOR GIFT PACKING COOKIES, CANDY, «fc. 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