THE SENTINEL
Wednesady July 30, 1997
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CLARICE B. (SARGENT) BELL
KALISPELL - Clarice Bernice (Sargent) Bell, 77, a former Hi-Line resident,
died of natural causes Friday, July 18, 1997, in the Immanuel Lutheran Home in
Kalispell.
She was born in Chinook on March 2, 1920, the ninth of 11 children to
Clarence and Mary Sargent. Her father operated a coal mine and attended school
in Chinook, graduating from Chinook High School. She spent the last two years
training as a beautician.
She spent her summers babysitting her brother's children.
She met and married Wes Bell in 1939 in Kalispell. They eventually had
three boys.
The Bells moved to the Chinook area and Wes worked for Clarice's father
at the mine. He then began to work for the highway department ou of Nyack.
In 1958, the family moved to Evergreen when Wes took a job with the
aluminum company. She worked as a beautician, even though she did not open a
shop in their home until their children entered high school.
After Wes retired, the couple traveled to Canada a few times and made
two trips to Alaska.
After selling their home on Flathead River, the couple lived briefly
with their sons until entering the Immanuel Lutheran Home.
She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She attended the Christian
Missionary Alliance Church.
She was preceeded in death her parents, one sister, Bertha Cox; and
eight brothers, Van, Lauren, Charles, Gaylord, Richard, Floyd, Kenneth and
Victor Sargent.
She is survived by her husband, Wess, Kalispell; three sons, Mark, Cody,
Wyo., Britt, Spokane, Wash., and Tom Bell, Kalispell; a sister, Alice Fox,
Havre; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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THE HAVRE DAILY NEWS Friday July 25, 1997 .....................
CLARICE B. (SARGENT) BELL
KALISPELL - Clarice Bernice (Sargent) Bell, 77, a former Hi-Line
resident, died of natural causes Friday, July 18, 1997, in the Immanuel
Lutheran Home in Kalispell.
Private family burial was made in the Glacier Memorial Gardens. Memorial
services were held July 20 in the Immanuel Lutheran Home hapel with Rev. Dennis
Jingst officiating.
She was born in Chinook on March 2, 1920, the ninth of 11 children to
Clarence and Mary Sargent. Her father operated a coal mine and attended school
in Chinook, graduating from Chinook High School. She spent the last two years
training as a beautician.
She spent her summers babysitting her brother's children.
She met and married Wes Bell in 1939 in Kalispell. They eventually had
three boys.
The Bells moved to the Chinook area and Wes worked for Clarice's father
at the mine. He then began to work for the highway department ou of Nyack.
In 1958, the family moved to Evergreen when Wes took a job with the
aluminum company. She worked as a beautician, even though she did not open a
shop in their home until their children entered high school.
After Wes retired, the couple traveled to Canada a few times and made
two trips to Alaska.
After selling their home on Flathead River, the couple lived briefly
with their sons until entering the Immanuel Lutheran Home.
She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She attended the Christian
Missionary Alliance Church.
She was preceeded in death her parents, one sister, Bertha Cox; and
eight brothers, Van, Lauren, Charles, Gaylord, Richard, Floyd, Kenneth and
Victor Sargent.
She is survived by her husband, Wess, Kalispell; three sons, Mark, Cody,
Wyo., Britt, Spokane, Wash., and Tom Bell, Kalispell; a sister, Alice Fox,
Havre; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were under the direction of Johnson Mortuary.
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