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About Thomas Jefferson Bell:
Father - Azzie Bell
BELL, Thomas (T. J.) Jefferson of Davilla & Rockdale. Age 63. Died 3/1976
(appeared in paper 4/1/76) at VA hospital in Temple after an illness of several months. Services were
held at Phillips & Luckey Chapel. Burial IOOF Cemetery, Rockdale. Revs. Waymond Hansen and Thomas Dusek
officiated. Thomas was BORN 12/15/1912 to M/M. Azzie Bell. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member
of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Employed as a painter. He married Oleta Morgan 3/16/1946 at Davilla. SURVIVORS:
Wife, Oleta of Rockdale; 3 sons, Eddie of Houston; Douglas and Kevin, both of Rockdale; daughter, Mrs.
Sheila Wadlington of Rockdale; 6 brothers, Clifton of Rogers, Cecil of Houston; A.L.Bell, Jr. of Houston,
Phillip of Houston, Jerry of Houston, Gordon of New Jersey; 3 sisters, Mrs. Vetue Hickman of Temple,
Mrs. Minnie Lee Walker of Brazoria and Mrs. Dora F. Brock of Bartlett; 2 grandchildren.
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