Samuel Bell - St. Paul Cemetery - Center, Missouri
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BruceS
N 39° 30.165 W 091° 36.329
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Zinc headstone for man who was the father of several buried nearby at the St. Paul Cemetery in rural Ralls county about four miles west of Center, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMHWTF
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2013
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Grave is in family plot at the St. Paul Cemetery which located adjacent to the former St. Paul Catholic Church. The cemetery dates to the formation of the parish in 1828 and the present church building dates to 1860.
The gravestone is a small obelisk with draping.
Text of grave stone:
Samuel Bell,
Born Sept. 15, 1839,
Died Feb. 24, 1882
Mourn Not The Dead Tis They Alone,
Who Are The Peaceful And The Free,
Let Gentle Memory Fill The Home,
Where once I Used to Be.
May He Rest In Peace Amen (raised anchor between words)
Children Of
Saml. & Elizabeth E. Bell.
Joseph T.
Born Nov. 1, 1871,
Died Oct. 26, 1972
Samuel F.
Born July 18, 1881
Died Sept. 17, 1881