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Wilma Jean <I>Wells</I> White

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Wilma Jean Wells White

Birth
Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA
Death
3 Jun 1989 (aged 61)
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Ackerman, Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Wilma Jean Wells U. S. Social Security Applications and Claim Index , 1936-2007 listed her birth date as 28 Mar 1928 , Birth Place as Memphis ,death date as 3 Jun 1989 , father as Adrian Wells , and mother as Irene McKnight . ( Wilma's father died as a young man and his widow Irene married Adran's brother William Rainey Wells who at the time of the marriage was a widower with a young daughter ( Sarah ) .

Contributor #47595279

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*NOTE* The Choctaw Plaindealer made some errors in this obit; 1. She was a native of Choctaw County, Mississippi not Memphis, Tennessee.
2. Sister was Martha Sebren not Martha Sebran.
3. Sister was Sarah Catledge not Sarah Carlage.

The Choctaw Plaindealer
Ackerman, Mississippi
June 15, 1989 Page 11

Mrs. Wilma Jean Wells White

Mrs. Wilma Wells White, 61, of Starkville, died Saturday June 03, 1989 at her residence. Mrs. White was a retired bookkeeper with Bingham's Jewelry in Starkville, a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a native of Memphis, Tennessee.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas White of Starkville; one son, Thomas Bernard White of Fort Polk, LA; one daughter Shelia Criddle of Starkville; her mother Mrs. Irene Wells of Starkville; two sisters, Martha Sebran of Jackson and Sarah Carlage of Louisville; two brothers, W. R. Wells Jr. and Bobby L. Wells, both of Starkville; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, June 5, 1989 at Welch Chapel in Starkville. Rev. Pete Hegewood and Dr. David Claxton officiated. Interment was in Enon Cemetery. Welch Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.

Obituary courtesy of contributor #47357827
Wilma Jean Wells U. S. Social Security Applications and Claim Index , 1936-2007 listed her birth date as 28 Mar 1928 , Birth Place as Memphis ,death date as 3 Jun 1989 , father as Adrian Wells , and mother as Irene McKnight . ( Wilma's father died as a young man and his widow Irene married Adran's brother William Rainey Wells who at the time of the marriage was a widower with a young daughter ( Sarah ) .

Contributor #47595279

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*NOTE* The Choctaw Plaindealer made some errors in this obit; 1. She was a native of Choctaw County, Mississippi not Memphis, Tennessee.
2. Sister was Martha Sebren not Martha Sebran.
3. Sister was Sarah Catledge not Sarah Carlage.

The Choctaw Plaindealer
Ackerman, Mississippi
June 15, 1989 Page 11

Mrs. Wilma Jean Wells White

Mrs. Wilma Wells White, 61, of Starkville, died Saturday June 03, 1989 at her residence. Mrs. White was a retired bookkeeper with Bingham's Jewelry in Starkville, a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a native of Memphis, Tennessee.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas White of Starkville; one son, Thomas Bernard White of Fort Polk, LA; one daughter Shelia Criddle of Starkville; her mother Mrs. Irene Wells of Starkville; two sisters, Martha Sebran of Jackson and Sarah Carlage of Louisville; two brothers, W. R. Wells Jr. and Bobby L. Wells, both of Starkville; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, June 5, 1989 at Welch Chapel in Starkville. Rev. Pete Hegewood and Dr. David Claxton officiated. Interment was in Enon Cemetery. Welch Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.

Obituary courtesy of contributor #47357827


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