Lucknow Sentinel, 2009-09-30, Page 7Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September -30, 2009 - Page 7
Bell family celebrates reunion in Dungannon
While members
of the Bell family
had visited each
other all over the
country for many
years, family mem-
bers had never been
together at one time,
until recently.
The Bell family
got together recent-
ly at the Dungannon
Seniors Centre, the
first time the entire
family had gathered
in 60 years.
It .was after serv-
ing a sunt m toe
First World War,
'Fred Bell stopped in
Acton to visit his
cousins, ' the Hall
family. While there,
he met one of their
neighbours, May
Elizabeth Carnahan.
Fred and . May
were : maned and
settled on a farm at
Porter's _ Hill in
Goderich Township
where they started a
family. .##ck then,
porter's; Ifill was a
thriving commupity-
and they lived next
door to the b1
smith .. shop . and
dance hall;
In -, the - early
1930s, #'iced' .traded
farms with his
brother Ernie who
ran the blacksmith
shop. The new farm
was on the 4th
Concession, just
south of Kitchigami
Sideroad, now
known as Bellevue
Fruit "Farm. The
couple raised 12
children: Jean,
Arnold, Art, Gerald,
Phyllis, Lois,
Shirley, Irene,
Willis, Luella,
Walter and Norman.
. Times were'diffi-
cult for this large
family , growing up
through the depres
sign and everyone
had to do their share
to help out .: from
milking cows to
feeding animals and
churning .butter, no-
one was too small to
do a chore.
Over the . years,
the children married
and had families of
their own.
Jean . married
Russell Phillips, a
farmer in the
„ Lucknow area
where they raised
their three children.
She stili lives on the
. , same faun;
Arnold married a
London girl, Olga,
and they took. over
one of the home
farms where they
raised three girls.
They dill live on the
same farm.
Art married
Olive, a Brussels
girl, . and they
farmed. . the other
home farm. They .
raised four children
here but retired to
Goderich and their
oldest son, Jim, now
lives on the farm..
Phyllis met her
husband, . Ernie
Chapman, . while
working in London.
Ernie was with the
RCR Regiment at
Wolseley Barracks
and took his posting
to Gagetown; . NB.
Phyllis now lives in
Fredericton.
Gerald enlisted in
the . RCR Regithein
at 'Wolseley. in : the
early .1950s and was.
in the Korean War.
He married . a`
Toronto girl, Addie,
and ended up farm-
ing beside his -broth-
ers Arnold and. Art.
They raised' . two
children and still
live on the ::same
farm.
Lois married .. a
local nom, Bill
Burke whowas, an
army X-ray techni-
cian in London. Bill
fought in WW II
and the Korean War
and was -posted at
various army bases,
including Shilo,
Manitoba where
they raised five chil-
dren. Lois still lives
there at Douglas,
Man.
Shirley met her
husband, Stu Pole, a
carpenter from the
Ingersoll area,
while working in
London. They
raised two sons in
London and later
moved outside
Grand Bend where
they still live.
Irene met ner hus-
band, ` Bob
Markham, while
working in London.
An alarm installer,
Bob was transfeod
to ' Ston where
the couple raised
three children. Ferre
still lives in the
Lucknow area.
Willis. joined * the
army right out of
high school and was
trained in . electrical
engineering. He
was posted to sever-
al bases and served
'with NAM forces.
in several countries.
He married a local•.
girl, Joanne, and.
they raised two chil-,
dren. Now. retired,
Willis and Joanne
live in Oromocto,
NB.
Louella met her
husband, Ken
Photo by Garit Reid
The Bell Family got together recently at the Dungannon Seniors Centre, thefirst time
the entire family of 12 siblings had gathered in bo ysars.They celebrated in Dungannon
with nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins and neigh-
bours. Front row, (L to R): Jean Phillips; Arnold Bell, Art Bell, Phyllis Chapman, Gerald
Belt and Lois Burke. Back row, (L to R): Shirley Pole, Irene Markham,Willis David Bell;
Louella Royal,Walter Bell and Norman Bell. -
Cemetery could be dram on taxpayers
From page 6
If council was to.
take over the ceme-
tery, • it could ini-
tially be a drain on
tax payers he said.
PtinAs that are used
to maintain ' a
cemetery come
from the sale of
lots. If that money
is in the hands of
the previous
owner, mainte-
nance and upkeep
will come out of
the public coffers.
Council decided
to look into the
purchase. and the
terms, as well as
where the funds
that currently are,
held by the owner
will go before
entering into delib-
. ►'F .a i t i ti.a
t 1.• t i�.f •'4 r.t a. 1;�•+
( f t t i 4 4 Z 's r .t +,
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eration.
"We , need to
know a lot more of
the details before
we can go any fur-
ther with this dis-
cussion," Reeve
Van Diepenbeek
said.
Royal of Sault Ste.
Marie, while work-
ing in London. A
mechanical engi-
neer at Wolseley
Barracks, Ken took
various postings
and served with
NATO overseas.
They raised two
girls while in the
forces and retired
outside Portage la
Prairie, MB, where
Lou still lives.
Walter man-ied a
local girl, Cathy,
and has a bricklay-
ing business. They
also had a fruit
farm: They raised
their two : girls on a
farm a few miles
away : from his
brothers Arnold, Art
and Gerald. Walter
and Cathy still live
in the same. place.
Because Mae
died two weeks
after Norman was
born, Fred's brother
Ernie and his- wife,
Geneveive, adopted
Norman. The two
families visited
back . and forth
while growing up.
In later years,
Norman moved
away from the area
and headed to
British Columbia.
The family visit-
ed .back and forth
over the years but
had never been
together at one time.
Norman now lives
on Vancouver
Island with his wife
Diana and a son.
Jean turns 84 this
year and Norman
has just turned 60.
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