Athens Weekly Review
July 11, 1935

Mrs. Bell Dies From Burns By Pressure Cooker


Mrs. Dan Bell, 41, resident of the Cross Roads community, who was
badly burned when she was removing the lid, exploded, died at the
Navarro clinic in Corsicana at noon Sunday.

The accident occurred on Wednesday, June 19th and Mrs. Bell was
carried to the hospital the following Saturday where she hovered
between life and death up until Sunday.

A small son of Mrs. Bell was also burned at the time but he has
practically recovered.

Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock with burial
at Willow Springs cemetery.

Burial arrangements were in charge of Ballard Undertaking Parlors of
Malakoff.

Researched by :

Census 1930 > TX > Henderson > 2 J-PCT (East Part)
Series: T626 Roll: 2355 Page: 6
BELL, Dan C. 40 age at 1st marriage 22 TX MS US farmer
BELL, Leona wf 37 age at 1st marriage 20 AL FL GA
BELL, Susie dau 15 TX TX AL
BELL, William son 13 TX TX AL
BELL, Henry son 8 TX TX AL
BELL, Hubert son 5 TX TX AL
BELL, Tennie? dau 2 7/12 TX TX AL
WILLIAMS, Martha E. mother-in-law 76 wd GA SC GA

Bell's buried in the Willow Springs cemetery:
James W. h/o M.A. 6-24-1885 8-8-1946
Martha A. 8-27-1885 5-2-1951
Mattie Leona 9-22-1892 11-7-1935
Dan C. 2-22-1890 9-19-1956
Dan Webster 2-22-1853 10-9-1929
R. H. 6-28-1847 12-27-1926
Rebecca Ann w/o R. H. 11-18-1849 Dec. 1893


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