Joseph Herman Bell |
| Posted 2009-04-10 by Maurine |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona November 27, 1996 Joseph H. Bell of Phoenix, and formerly of Wickenburg, died Nov. 19 in Phoenix. He was 89. Mr. Bell was born May 30, 1907 in Deming, N.M. He had lived in Arizona for the past eight years. Mr. Bell had grown up in New Mexico, Arizona and California as family moved with job opportunities on the Santa Fe Railroad. The family lived in Phoenix for a time, and Joe attended school in Peoria. He was first employed on the Santa Fe Railroad with the Los Angeles Division in 1923, and after serving ill various job he was promoted to Roadmaster on the Valley Division on June 1, 1943. Mr. Bell served in that capacity for 29 years while he and his wife lived in the Fresno, Calif., area. He retired in 1972 with 47 years of service with Santa-Fe Railroad. For years, he and his wife Martha were active in the Gem and Mineral Society activities. They were invited to numerous society shows in the western states to display their lapidary talents. Mr. Bell was noted for his skill with channel jewelry. Survivors include his daughter Roxanne Dilbeck of Phoenix; and daughter and son-in-law Gwen and William Brooks of Prescott. He was preceded in death by his wife Martha W. Bell in 1988. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Wickenburg Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Mike Abdollabzadeh officiating. Interment was conducted at the Wickenburg Cemetery. Brown's Wickenburg Funeral Home handled all the arrangements. See Also: Find a Grave |
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