Thomas P Kell - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier April 9, 2013 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. *********************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. *********************************************************************************************** Thomas P Kell - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Madison Journal April 29, 1921 Thomas P Kell Thomas P Kell died at the Street's Sanitarium in Vicksburg last Tuesday. He was buried in the Tallulah Cemetery the following morning at 11 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted from his residence in Tallulah by Rev. Henry E Spires. His funeral was attended by practically the entire citizenship of the parish. The local offerings were most lavish, evidencing the love and esteem in which the deceased was held by the people who knew him. Mr. Kell was a native of Mississippi, having been born in Franklin County in that state 60 years ago. In 188x he moved to Tensas parish where he resided until 1xxx during which year he moved to Madison where he became prominently identified with his business, social and political life. He was a successful merchant and planter and conducted both businesses on a large scale. He has held several offices in the parish, having been a member of the legislature, and until a few weeks before his death was President of the Fifth Louisiana Levee District. The hospitality of his house was known to every resident and visitor of this section. He leaves a wife and four children, two brothers, Albert C and A. E. Kell and three sisters, Mrs. Handley of Houston Texas, remaining part illegible.