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Hugh Thomas “Tom” Bell

Birth	:	17 Dec 1904 Butte County, California, USA
Death	:	14 Jun 1983 Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Burial	:	Bear Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0966667, -78.7600000
Plot	:	Sec 8,C Lot 135 sp 6
Description	:	The Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, CA, Saturday, Jul 16, 1983, pg 3: "Hugh Bell --- A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel for Hugh Thomas Bell, 78, of Chico, who died Thursday at a local hospital. "The son of a pioneer Chico family, Ivison and Bertha Bell, he was born Dec. 17, 1904. He grew up in Chico, attending local schools, including two years at Chico State University. "When he was 21, he began raising cattle and owned and operated the 107-year-old Bell Ranch on Bell and Meridian roads, in Chico. ... Read More	The Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, CA, Saturday, Jul 16, 1983, pg 3: "Hugh Bell --- A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel for Hugh Thomas Bell, 78, of Chico, who died Thursday at a local hospital. "The son of a pioneer Chico family, Ivison and Bertha Bell, he was born Dec. 17, 1904. He grew up in Chico, attending local schools, including two years at Chico State University. "When he was 21, he began raising cattle and owned and operated the 107-year-old Bell Ranch on Bell and Meridian roads, in Chico. "He married the former Dorothy Gray on Aug. 19, 1939, in Chico. "In 1986, he was awarded a plaque by the 100-year club, State of California, and just recently received a historical award at Bidwell Mansion for the Bell Ranch. "He was a member of the Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian Church, a 57-year member of the Chico Masonic Lodge, Comanche Riders Association, BARR and Gun club, National Cattlemen's Association and California State Cattlemen's Association. He was also an expert horseman and avid hunter and outdoorsman. "In addition to his wife, Dorothy, he is survived by two sisters, Helen Bell Head and Claudine Bell, both of Chico. "The Rev. Dr. Lynn Boliek, pastor of Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian Church, will officiate the Monday service. "Casket bearers include Donald Hayes, Earl Foor, Wallace Roney, Elwin Roney, S. E. Morrow and Brov Evans. Honorary casket bearers will be Grayson Price, Fred Aisthorpe, Kenneth Taylor, Dwight Carmack, Irvin Jones, Harold Plain, Paul Smith and Bud Hennigan. Burial will follow the service in the family plot at the Chico Cemetery. "The family has requested that those who wish may make contributions to the Ray Walter Head Memorial Chapel Room at Enloe Hospital or the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home. "Friends may visit from noon to 6 p.m. today and Sunday at Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel." - Contributed by Carolyn Dowd, via email, June 15, 2021. ~~~ " ... Hugh Thomas Bell arrived in Butte County in 1865 and purchased his first parcel of farmland in 1875, where Bell Road now connects north Chico with Hamilton Nord Cana Highway. Hugh Bell and his wife, Eleanor, had eight children, including daughter Ada, who was among the first class to enter Chico Normal School in 1889, and son Ivison, who along with his brothers Frank and Fred remained on the family farm. Ivison's son Hugh Thomas, known as Tom, eventually took over and expanded the farm to include 16,000 acres of ranch land throughout Northern California and Southern Oregon. When Dan Giustina gave $2 million to the College of Agriculture in 2013, he wanted to do something transformational that would create a legacy for his late friends Tom and Dorothy Bell, Claudine Bell, and Helen Head.... Giustina first met Tom Bell as a young man in Southern Oregon. The two held adjoining ranch properties, and Bell and his wife, Dorothy, took the teenager under their wings. Giustina began visiting the Bells in Chico and enjoyed riding around with Tom, just looking at cattle and discussing the ranching business. Giustina came to think of Tom and Dorothy as his second family, and they looked upon him as the son they never had, even adding a bedroom for him when they built their new home. He also became close to Tom's vivacious sisters, Claudine Bell and Helen Head, who both attended Chico Normal School. The Bell Family Presidential Scholarship Endowment is not the only mark of the Bell family legacy at CSU, Chico but it is by far the Tom Bell largest endowment bearing their name. Since 1987, the H. Tom Bell Endowment for Excellence in Animal Science has awarded $44,000 in scholarship support to 64 students in animal science at CSU, Chico. Claudine and Helen followed their brother's lead with a series of planned gifts to benefit the College of Agriculture and the University Farm, which they loved." Source: The Harvest, California State University, Chico, College of Agriculture Magazine, 2014.

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Where is Hugh Thomas “Tom” Bell's memorial?
Hugh Thomas “Tom” Bell's memorial is located at: Bear Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton, Niagara County, USA.
When did Hugh Thomas “Tom” Bell death?
Hugh Thomas “Tom” Bell death on 14 Jun 1983 in Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Hugh Thomas “Tom” Bell's memorial?
Latitude: 43.0966667
Longitude: -78.7600000

Family Members:

Parent

Ivison Washington “Ivy” Bell

(1883 - 1965)

Bertha Opal Lane Bell

(1883 - 1969)

Spouse

Dorothy Lee Gray Bell

(1905 - 1986)

Siblings

Claudine Opal Bell

(1906 - 2011)

Helen Lucille Bell Head

(1916 - 2012)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bear Ridge Cemetery
Pendleton, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0966667, -78.7600000

2. Bear Ridge Road Burial Ground
Pendleton Center, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0906390, -78.7774420

3. Good Shepherd Cemetery
Pendleton, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0786110, -78.7413890

4. Clark Family Cemetery
Pendleton, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0898820, -78.7303720

5. King Family Cemetery
Pendleton, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0898800, -78.7303700

6. Saint Pauls Evangelical Protestant Reformed #2
Wendelville, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0844002, -78.7878036

7. Saint Pauls Cemetery
Wendelville, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0716000, -78.7669400

8. Poole Cemetery
Pendleton, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0934100, -78.8079800

9. Acacia Park Cemetery
North Tonawanda, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0552483, -78.8108521

10. Wheatfield Cemetery
Shawnee, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1213989, -78.8319016

11. Saint Stephen's Church Cemetery
Clarence, Erie County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0834100, -78.6753100

12. McNitt Worden Family Plot
Shawnee, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1205600, -78.8479900

13. Friedens Cemetery
North Tonawanda, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0675011, -78.8452988

14. Saint Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
North Tonawanda, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0667000, -78.8450012

15. Stahler Cemetery
South Lockport, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1357994, -78.6800003

16. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Lockport, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1547012, -78.7027969

17. Saint Mark Lutheran Cemetery
North Tonawanda, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0689011, -78.8503036

18. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
North Tonawanda, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0501450, -78.8347470

19. Saint Martins Lutheran Church Cemetery
North Tonawanda, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0487530, -78.8339030

20. White Chapel Memorial Park
Amherst, Erie County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0443993, -78.8285980

21. Lutheran Cemetery
Clarence, Erie County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0403500, -78.6964400

22. Weaver Burial Ground
Cambria Center, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1719440, -78.7819440

23. Fairmount Cemetery
Saint Johnsburg, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0957985, -78.8672028

24. Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Lockport, Niagara County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0867004, -78.6505966