Bell, Dwight; obituary

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Bell, Dwight; obituary

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.227

Scope and Content

Published in the Napa Valley Register 11/11/06 Dwight Bell, Napa Died at home 11/9/06, age 80 Born 1/24/1926 in New Richmond WI to Daniel A. & Lulamae McIntosh Bell, second of 11 children Moved to Napa in 1943 Graduated from Napa Union HS in 1944 Enlisted in the US Army, trained at Camp Roberts, served in combat against the Japanese troops in the Philippines while assigned to the famed 25th Infantry (Tropical Lightning) Division Married Lily Alberta Boone in San Jose in Jan 1949 Joined the CA Highway Patrol in 1952 Served in Solano, Kern and Fresno Counties Reached the rank of sergeant In charge of auto theft investigation in the Central Valley retired in 1980 and returned to Napa Worked as a consultant to the insurance business and at the CHP dispatch center in Vallejo After retirement obtained a private pilot's license Loved to travel Survived by his wife, sisters Avis (John) Kregelo, Judith & Dorothy Bell and Lee Ness, brother Evan (Marjorie), sister-in-law Joan Boone, many cousins, nieces & nephews Predeceased by parents and some siblings Buried at Tulocay Cemetery Donations to CHP Widows & Orphans Fund

Collection

Obituaries

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Obituary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Announcement

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Declaratory Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Bell, Dwight John, Bell, Dorothy, Bell, Daniel A., Bell, Evan, Bell, Judith, Bell, Lily Alberta Boone, Bell, Lulamae McIntosh, Bell, Marjorie, Kregelo, Avis, Kregelo, John, Ness, Lee, Boone, Joan, obituary

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1926 - 2006

Archive Notes

Date(s): 11/11/06

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bell, Dwight John

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Bell, Dorothy

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Bell, Daniel A.

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Bell, Evan

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Bell, Judith

Person or Organization

Bell, Lily Alberta Boone

Person or Organization

Bell, Lulamae McIntosh

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Bell, Marjorie

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Kregelo, Avis

Person or Organization

Kregelo, John

Person or Organization

Ness, Lee

Person or Organization

Boone, Joan

Create Date

August 4, 2010

Update Date

May 24, 2023