Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Monday, February 24, 1975

Mrs. Della Shell

WINNFIELD -- Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church for Mrs. Della Shell, 88, of Winnfield. The Rev. Midyett officiated.

Burial was in Winnfield Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.

Mrs. Shell died at 8:15 p.m. Saturday in Winnfield General Hospital after a brief illness.

A native of Winn Parish, Mrs. Shell was a member of the Methodist church and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Survivors are three sons, Dudley P. Shell, Dennis Shell and Denton Shell, all of Winnfield; two daughters, Miss Doris Shell and Miss Dorothy Shell, both of Winnfield; one brother, W. Dennis Peters of Pineville; one sister, Mrs. Alice Dunn of Baton Rouge; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.