Bedford Daily Republican
May 17, 1904
Page 4

Mrs. Beal Stricken With Death

Mrs. Alpha Belle Beal, wife of Ed. J. Beal, died this morning at 4 o'clock after being sick less than a day. She was in apparent good health up till noon yesterday when she was taken violently ill, and sank lower and lower until at 4 o'clock a.m. today she passed away. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and one child about 19 months old.

The funeral services will be held at the residence tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2 p.m. Rev. Jones will officiate, after which interment will be made at Fairview cemetery.


Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday    May 26, 1904    p. 8
Obituary Notice
Mrs. Alpha Belle Beal, nee Van Camp, died at her home 2 ½ miles northwest of Bedford, on Tuesday, May 17, 1904, at 4 o’clock a. m., aged 29 years and 9 months.

Alpha Belle Van Camp was born in Ross Township, this county, in 1874.  In 1901 she was united in marriage to Edwin J. [oseph] Beal; she was a loving wife and a devoted mother, and their short married life was a very happy one.  One child, little Helen, came to bless their union, and in their home all was peace and happiness, until Death, grim and terrible, came like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, tearing asunder the little family circle and leaving a bereft and sorrowing husband and a little maid who will never know the loving companionship and kindly guidance of mother.

About two years ago Mrs. Beal united with the Baptist church, and was an active, conscientious member up to the time of her death.

The close relatives who survive her, besides her husband and child, which is 19 months old, are her parents, who still reside in Ross Township, and four brothers and three sisters.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. I. Jones at the home, on Wednesday, May 18, at 2 o’clock p. m., after which the body was laid to rest in Fairview cemetery.