John was the son of Warren & Mary Crow Bellis. He married Kate Shirley Green, on December 18, 1913 in Winchester, Kentucky. The couple were the parents of Clara, Ada Mae, Ruth and John Houston Bellis, Jr. Mrs. Bellis passed away in 1920.
Mr. Bellis married Mary Belle Ratliff Gilley Grayson on May 7, 1921, in the same city. They were the parents of James Edward, Ornille E. and Ruby Mae Bellis.
•Obituary-John Houston Bellis. 66, of 1344 Ninth st., West Portsmouth, died Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at Portsmouth Hospital, where he been a patient since March 31. Mr. Bellis had been in failing health for the last few years, but his condition did not become serious until three weeks ago. He had been a member of the First Church of God in New Boston for 10 years. Mr. Bellis was born on June 24, 1883, in Winchester, Ky., and was an only child.
He came to Scioto County in 1923. Mr. Bellis was a retired carpenter and had been formerly employed by the L.& N. Railroad as brakeman. He was first united in marriage to Shirley Green, who preceded him in death. His second wife, Mary Belle Ratliff, preceded him in death on June 26, 1949. Three sons and one daughter are also dead.
Surviving are two sons, John, of Columbus and Ova Gilley, of Cincinnati, a daughter, Mrs. Ruby McCorkle, 418 Park ave. in New Boston, where he had made his home the past few years before moving to West Portsmouth, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are to be held at the First Church of God in New Boston Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Walter Gatton officiating. Burial is to be in Wheelersburg Cemetery with Piatt Funeral Home in charge.
Newspaper: Portsmouth Times.
ED: 04-10-1950, pg 26, col 1-2.
Notes: Although, J.H. Bellis grew up in Winchester, Ky., he was born in Estill County. He was the informant on his children's DCs and supplied this information himself. Also, his middle name is often spelled incorrectly as Huston in records. He signed his WWI Draft registration, very legibly, as John Houston Bellis. J.H. was not an only child, as the obituary states. In the 1900 census, his mother was enumerated as the mother of 8 children with 2 children living. J.H.'s daughter, by his first marriage, Clara Bellis Sayre, was omitted from the obituary. This may have been corrected in a later printing.
Mr. Bellis married Mary Belle Ratliff Gilley Grayson on May 7, 1921, in the same city. They were the parents of James Edward, Ornille E. and Ruby Mae Bellis.
•Obituary-John Houston Bellis. 66, of 1344 Ninth st., West Portsmouth, died Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at Portsmouth Hospital, where he been a patient since March 31. Mr. Bellis had been in failing health for the last few years, but his condition did not become serious until three weeks ago. He had been a member of the First Church of God in New Boston for 10 years. Mr. Bellis was born on June 24, 1883, in Winchester, Ky., and was an only child.
He came to Scioto County in 1923. Mr. Bellis was a retired carpenter and had been formerly employed by the L.& N. Railroad as brakeman. He was first united in marriage to Shirley Green, who preceded him in death. His second wife, Mary Belle Ratliff, preceded him in death on June 26, 1949. Three sons and one daughter are also dead.
Surviving are two sons, John, of Columbus and Ova Gilley, of Cincinnati, a daughter, Mrs. Ruby McCorkle, 418 Park ave. in New Boston, where he had made his home the past few years before moving to West Portsmouth, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are to be held at the First Church of God in New Boston Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Walter Gatton officiating. Burial is to be in Wheelersburg Cemetery with Piatt Funeral Home in charge.
Newspaper: Portsmouth Times.
ED: 04-10-1950, pg 26, col 1-2.
Notes: Although, J.H. Bellis grew up in Winchester, Ky., he was born in Estill County. He was the informant on his children's DCs and supplied this information himself. Also, his middle name is often spelled incorrectly as Huston in records. He signed his WWI Draft registration, very legibly, as John Houston Bellis. J.H. was not an only child, as the obituary states. In the 1900 census, his mother was enumerated as the mother of 8 children with 2 children living. J.H.'s daughter, by his first marriage, Clara Bellis Sayre, was omitted from the obituary. This may have been corrected in a later printing.
John was the son of Warren & Mary Crow Bellis. He married Kate Shirley Green, on December 18, 1913 in Winchester, Kentucky. The couple were the parents of Clara, Ada Mae, Ruth and John Houston Bellis, Jr. Mrs. Bellis passed away in 1920.
Mr. Bellis married Mary Belle Ratliff Gilley Grayson on May 7, 1921, in the same city. They were the parents of James Edward, Ornille E. and Ruby Mae Bellis.
•Obituary-John Houston Bellis. 66, of 1344 Ninth st., West Portsmouth, died Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at Portsmouth Hospital, where he been a patient since March 31. Mr. Bellis had been in failing health for the last few years, but his condition did not become serious until three weeks ago. He had been a member of the First Church of God in New Boston for 10 years. Mr. Bellis was born on June 24, 1883, in Winchester, Ky., and was an only child.
He came to Scioto County in 1923. Mr. Bellis was a retired carpenter and had been formerly employed by the L.& N. Railroad as brakeman. He was first united in marriage to Shirley Green, who preceded him in death. His second wife, Mary Belle Ratliff, preceded him in death on June 26, 1949. Three sons and one daughter are also dead.
Surviving are two sons, John, of Columbus and Ova Gilley, of Cincinnati, a daughter, Mrs. Ruby McCorkle, 418 Park ave. in New Boston, where he had made his home the past few years before moving to West Portsmouth, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are to be held at the First Church of God in New Boston Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Walter Gatton officiating. Burial is to be in Wheelersburg Cemetery with Piatt Funeral Home in charge.
Newspaper: Portsmouth Times.
ED: 04-10-1950, pg 26, col 1-2.
Notes: Although, J.H. Bellis grew up in Winchester, Ky., he was born in Estill County. He was the informant on his children's DCs and supplied this information himself. Also, his middle name is often spelled incorrectly as Huston in records. He signed his WWI Draft registration, very legibly, as John Houston Bellis. J.H. was not an only child, as the obituary states. In the 1900 census, his mother was enumerated as the mother of 8 children with 2 children living. J.H.'s daughter, by his first marriage, Clara Bellis Sayre, was omitted from the obituary. This may have been corrected in a later printing.
Mr. Bellis married Mary Belle Ratliff Gilley Grayson on May 7, 1921, in the same city. They were the parents of James Edward, Ornille E. and Ruby Mae Bellis.
•Obituary-John Houston Bellis. 66, of 1344 Ninth st., West Portsmouth, died Sunday at 9:15 a.m. at Portsmouth Hospital, where he been a patient since March 31. Mr. Bellis had been in failing health for the last few years, but his condition did not become serious until three weeks ago. He had been a member of the First Church of God in New Boston for 10 years. Mr. Bellis was born on June 24, 1883, in Winchester, Ky., and was an only child.
He came to Scioto County in 1923. Mr. Bellis was a retired carpenter and had been formerly employed by the L.& N. Railroad as brakeman. He was first united in marriage to Shirley Green, who preceded him in death. His second wife, Mary Belle Ratliff, preceded him in death on June 26, 1949. Three sons and one daughter are also dead.
Surviving are two sons, John, of Columbus and Ova Gilley, of Cincinnati, a daughter, Mrs. Ruby McCorkle, 418 Park ave. in New Boston, where he had made his home the past few years before moving to West Portsmouth, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are to be held at the First Church of God in New Boston Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Walter Gatton officiating. Burial is to be in Wheelersburg Cemetery with Piatt Funeral Home in charge.
Newspaper: Portsmouth Times.
ED: 04-10-1950, pg 26, col 1-2.
Notes: Although, J.H. Bellis grew up in Winchester, Ky., he was born in Estill County. He was the informant on his children's DCs and supplied this information himself. Also, his middle name is often spelled incorrectly as Huston in records. He signed his WWI Draft registration, very legibly, as John Houston Bellis. J.H. was not an only child, as the obituary states. In the 1900 census, his mother was enumerated as the mother of 8 children with 2 children living. J.H.'s daughter, by his first marriage, Clara Bellis Sayre, was omitted from the obituary. This may have been corrected in a later printing.
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