Comments on: James Blaine Bevell: Providing for His Family

By: Patricia Bevell

Patricia Bevell — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:06:18 +0000

Hi, everyone!

I am Mary Bevell Matusky’s sister, also a granddaughter of Parley Pratt Bevell. Same thing…I just happened to google our last name, and this article appeared. Wish I had the opportunity to meet all of you. I visited the Blackjack cemetery when I was a kid. Nice to see the area where my dad grew up. Our family grew up in Chicago. I’m still just outside of there. Best wishes to all of you!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:55:21 +0000

Ha! Glad to hear from you Mary. I love the internet too, if for no other reason than these unexpected connections.

By: Mary Bevell Matusky

Mary Bevell Matusky — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:48:46 +0000

I was curious one day and looked up my name. To my surprise, I find this story. I also am
Mary Bevell. However, Parley Pratt is my grandfather, brother to James Blaine Bevell. I love the internet!

By: Paul [P]

Paul [P] — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:50:19 +0000

I am not a Bevell, but we moved here about 25 years ago (about the time WVS from BOAP moved away), and have been out to the Blackjack cemetery for several funerals/interments and have known several Bevells, Stroupes, and Spencers from Panola and Lafayette Counties, including Patricia.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:02:37 +0000

Paul, are you a relative of the Bevells? It’s good to hear from you, especially with a reminder that there have been Latter-day Saints in that neighborhood all these years.

By: Paul [P]

Paul [P] — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:36:17 +0000

I visited his and Annie’s grave in October out in the Blackjack Community. It is always inspirational to visit this cemetary with its collection of Panola County Saints from the past 100 years.

[Paul, I hope you don't mind, but I edited your name slightly. We have a regular reader named Paul who commented on another post almost simultaneously to yours and I wanted to avoid confusion. -- AEP]

By: Patricia Stevens

Patricia Stevens — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:28:05 +0000

That would be great! I do have a paper with the story on it, but I’m not sure if it’s the story that was from the Liahona. It’s not as detailed as the story you posted. I think that one is great.

By: bbell

bbell — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:41:02 +0000

This is why I keep coming back to Keepa. Excellent find Ardis!!!! You may want to publish many of these stories somehow.

By: Ardis Parshall

Ardis Parshall — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:34:46 +0000

Patricia, it appeared about the same time in the Church News; I’ll have to check the date on my photocopy when I get home rather than page through the books looking for it again. The wording of the Liahona article is so familiar that it’s possible that the missionary who wrote the story sent it to both places for publication.

Do you have a photocopy of the story, or just a note of the date? If you don’t have the story itself, I’ll be glad to scan and send it to you.

By: Patricia Stevens

Patricia Stevens — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:10:08 +0000

My records tell me that it was printed in the Liahona July 22, 1941.
Could you please tell me which Church News you got it from? You are welcome to send it to my email address if you’d like.