Ambrose Patterson Bell
Birth 23 Jul 1835
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Death 30 Apr 1915 (aged 79)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial Alliance Cemetery
Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, USA
Ambrose Patterson Bell
July 23,1835-April 30,1915
PASSING OF A NOBLE LIFE
Ambrose Patterson Bell Nearly Eighty Years Old When Called to the Great Beyond.
Ambrose Patterson Bell was born in Blount County, East Tennessee, July 23, 1835; died at Denver, Colo.,April 28, 1915, at the age of 79 years, 9 months, 5 days. At the age of 9 years with his parents he moved to near Columbus City, Iowa, where be lived until March, 1888, when he located four miles east of Alliance, later going to ranch near Bingham, where he lived until 1901, at which time he moved to Colorado, living one year at Loveland, moving from there to Denver, where he resided until his death. At an early age he united with the United Presbyterian church at Columbus City, Iowa. At one time he was a member of the United Presbyterian church of Alliance, Nebr., and at his death was a member of the Second United Presbyterian church at Denver, Colo. A widow, Mrs. Mary Stephens Bell, and three children by a former marriage, George C. Bell of Greeley, Colo.; Mrs. W. S. Acheson of Alliance, Nebr.; and Mrs. John T. Burton of Bingham, Nebr., survive him. The remains were brought to Alliance and interred in Greenwood cemetery. The funeral service was held in the M.E. church, Saturday afternoon. May 1, and conducted by the pastor, Rev. O.S.Baker. Notwith-standing the rain that was falling at the time, quite a number of friends as well as relatives attended the funeral. Six old acquaintances acted as pall bearers: T.H.Barnes, J.N.Johnston, S.S. Soules, W.B.Young, W.H.Swan and M.G.Wambaugh. The world is better because of the life of A.P.Bell. He will be greatly missed, but his Influence remains to bless mankind. The memory of him is "as Incense poured forth."
The Alliance herald., May 06, 1915
Gravesite Details: Obit gives death date of April 28,1915. Cemetery Marker has death date of April 30, 1915.
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