J.F. Bell Funeral Home
J.F. Bell Funeral Home was established in 1917. [citation needed] It is now located at 108 6th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
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History
John Ferris Bell (1890-1959) was born in Petersburg, Virginia. After graduating from the Hampton Institute, he taught tailoring for four years until he learned to become a funeral director and mortician. A relative convinced him to move to Charlottesville, and he set up the J.F. Bell Funeral Home. The business first operated at 275 West Main Street in a building shared by the Messenger Printing Company. In 1925, the company moved to its current location.
The home is the oldest African-American owned business in Charlottesville. [1]
City Council issued a proclamation honoring the business's centennial at their meeting on June 5, 2017.
References
- ↑ Web. About J.F. Bell, J.F. Bell Funeral Home, retrieved December 17, 2012.