Dorothy V. Bell

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Dorothy V. Bell is not in my direct ancestry. She is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Niece of James Elgie Beals Daughter of Florence Beals and Earl Clifford Bell

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	29 Mar. 1924	Franklin, Venango Co. PA
Marriage	22 Aug.1942	Grace United Methodist Ch, Franklin PA	To Jay F. Infield (b. 7 June 1921,d. 26 Feb. 1999)
Death	5 March 2015	Franklin, PA
Buried	Franklin Cemetery	Franklin, PA

Children

(Children with Jay F. Infield )

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Randy J. Infield	M				res. Cleveland OH
Susan K. Infield	F			Clayton R. Fox	res. Oil City PA

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Franklin, Sugarcreek Twp., Venango Co. PA	b. 1924 - d. 2015

Sources

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1	1930 United States Federal Census, Sugarcreek Twp., Venango Co., PA, Enumeration District 46, Supervisor's District 2, Page 38, lines 67-71 lists Earl C. Bell, 51, living with his wife, Florence Bell, age 45, and their three children: daughter Olive L. Bell, age 19; son E. Kenneth Bell, age 13; and daughter Dorothy V. Bell, age 6. They own their house (which is not a farm), which is valued at $3,000. They own a radio set. At the time of their first marriages, Earl was 27 and Florence was 21. Kenneth attended school in the last year. Everyone but Dorothy can read, write, and speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Earl is a shipping clerk at an oil refinery. Kenneth is a "Typ?is?" in an oil refinery. No one else works. This census is dated 5 Apr 1930.
2	Obituary of Jay Infield, from the collection of Margaret Kahle, news source/publ. date unknown. Jay Infield born 7 June 1921 in Franklin PA to Joseph L. Infield and Kathryn Homan Infield. Died 26 Feb. 1999 in Franklin. Served with Army 459th in WWII. Member Christ Methodist Church; interment at Franklin Cemetery. Married 22 Aug. 1942 to Dorothy Bell who survives. Also survived by son Randy Infield, dau. Susan & Clayton Fox; grandson Stephen Fox; sister Peggy Butzer; 3 brothers Marion Cline, Robert Cline, and Harold Infield. Preceded in death by parents & stepmother Lucy Infield.
3	Obituary of Dorothy V. Infield, The Derrick, 7 Mar. 2015, pg. 18. Copy supplied by Nancy Beals Walls. Dorothy V. Infield, 90, of Franklin, died Thurs., 5 March 2015. Born 29 Mar. 1924 in Franklin, daughter of the late Earl C. Bell & Florence Beals Bell. Graduate of Rocky Grove H.S. Retired from the Right of Way Unit, Penn. Dept. of Transportation in 1985 after 28 years of service. Member of Christ United Methodist Ch., Franklin, where 50th wedding anniversary was celebrated. Married on 22 Aug.1942, for 56 yrs to Jay F.Infield who died 26 Feb. 1999. Dorothy is survived by son Randy J. Infield of Cleveland OH, daughter Susan K. (Clayton R.) Fox of Oil City, & grandson Stephen A. (Alexandra L.) Fox of Erie. Dorothy was preceded in death by older sisters Ethel Rieb of Franklin & Olive Wilson of Groves, TX; & by older brother Kenneth Bell of Meadville. Arrangements by Huff Funeral Home, Franklin. Funeral Monday (8 Mar 2015), the Rev. Samuel Wagner, Assoc. Pastor of Christ United Meth. Ch. officiating. Interment at Franklin Cemetery.
4	Infields mark 50th Anniversary, unsourced, expect The Derrick, prior to anniversary on 22 Aug 1992, celebrated at Christ United Methodist Ch., Franklin. They were married in 1942 by the Rev. Paul Servey at Grace United Methodist Church. Jay Infield retired from Daniels Transfer Co.; served 21 yrs. on Sugarcreek Borough Council, as president for part of that time. Mrs. Infield retired from the PA Dept of Transportation after 28 yrs. of service.