Daily Archives: January 12, 2022

Thomas “Tom” Bell Jr., 93, of Kennett Square, died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 8, in Chester County Hospital. Born April 19, 1928, he grew up in Perth Amboy, N.J. before moving to Philadelphia. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 64 years, Katherine Virginia Bell, who passed away in 2013. A graduate of Carson Long Military Institute, Carlisle, he was an All-State baseball and football…

Mrs. Margaret Evelyn “Evie” Harper, 83, of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, at her residence. She is survived by her husband George E. Harper. Born on April 14, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Pauline Graybeal. Evelyn was a graduate of Kennett High School and West Chester University with a degree in education. She taught third grade at the Mary…

Shirley Trammell, 95, of West Grove, died Sunday, Jan. 2, at her residence. She was the wife of George B. Trammell, Jr., who died in 2004, and with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Weirton, W.Va. on Dec. 7, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marguerite Peterson Rowland. Shirley moved as a young child to Ithaca, N.Y. when…