From Memory Card:
SARAH ALICE WELLS
daughter of Henry and Jane Metcalf was born at Godrich, Ontario, August 7, 1861, and came to Michigan with her parents at the age of 10 years, the family settling near Romeo.
She was married to Charles Wells, February 23, 1881 at Imlay City. They made their home in Wells Township, Tuscola County, MichIgan,later moving to Caro where they lived for the past 55 years.
Mrs. Wells passed away Friday, February 26, 1943, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm.. Cross in Perry where she has been living for the past three months. Cause of death was heart trouble.
Funeral services held on Monday afternoon March 1st, at 1 o'clock from the Evangelical Church in Caro, where she had been a member for the past 45 years. Rev. Rex H. Lahr, officiating and burial in the East Davton Cemetery. The pall bearers are Paul Abony, Alfred Legg, Rev. Wm. Cross, George Ogger, Rev. Wm. Johnson and Harold Wells.
Surviving are the husband, Charles Wells of Caro, five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony of Brighton, Mrs. Alfred Legg of Milford, Mrs. Wm. Cross of Perry, Mrs. Geo. Ogger of Detroit,
Mrs. Rev. Wm. Johnson of Milan, one son, Harold C. Wells of Inkster, Mich.; also 23 grand- children and 20 great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on Tuesday, February 23, 1943. This is the first death in a famIly of 72.
From TCA, published Feb., 1943
MRS. CHAS. WELLS IS SUMMONED AT PERRY
Death Friday is the First in Family During Her 62 Years of Married Life
The Advertiser's last issue carried the story of the 62nd wedding anniversary on February 23 of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells in which it is stated that there had been no death in the family all that time. On the day the story appeared Mrs. Wells died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Cross, of Perry. The body was brought to Caro and funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Evangelical church of which she had been a member for 45 years. Rev. Rex Lahr officiated and burial was made in East Dayton cemetery.
Mrs. Wells was born at Goodrich, Ont., August 7, 1861, and at the age of 10 years accompanied her parents, the late Henry and Jane Metcalf to Romeo. At Imlay City February 23, 1881 she married Charles Wells, who survives. The Metcalf family moved to East Dayton in 1875. For the past 47 years Mrs. Wells made her home in Caro, and for the last few years she and her husband had spent their winters in the homes of their children.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Wells leaves five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony, of Brighton; Mrs. Alfred Legg, of Milford; Mrs. Cross; Mrs. George Ogger, of Detroit and Mrs. William Johnson of Milan; a son, Harold C. Wells, of Inkster; 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
members in 62 year's.
SARAH ALICE WELLS
daughter of Henry and Jane Metcalf was born at Godrich, Ontario, August 7, 1861, and came to Michigan with her parents at the age of 10 years, the family settling near Romeo.
She was married to Charles Wells, February 23, 1881 at Imlay City. They made their home in Wells Township, Tuscola County, MichIgan,later moving to Caro where they lived for the past 55 years.
Mrs. Wells passed away Friday, February 26, 1943, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm.. Cross in Perry where she has been living for the past three months. Cause of death was heart trouble.
Funeral services held on Monday afternoon March 1st, at 1 o'clock from the Evangelical Church in Caro, where she had been a member for the past 45 years. Rev. Rex H. Lahr, officiating and burial in the East Davton Cemetery. The pall bearers are Paul Abony, Alfred Legg, Rev. Wm. Cross, George Ogger, Rev. Wm. Johnson and Harold Wells.
Surviving are the husband, Charles Wells of Caro, five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony of Brighton, Mrs. Alfred Legg of Milford, Mrs. Wm. Cross of Perry, Mrs. Geo. Ogger of Detroit,
Mrs. Rev. Wm. Johnson of Milan, one son, Harold C. Wells of Inkster, Mich.; also 23 grand- children and 20 great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on Tuesday, February 23, 1943. This is the first death in a famIly of 72.
From TCA, published Feb., 1943
MRS. CHAS. WELLS IS SUMMONED AT PERRY
Death Friday is the First in Family During Her 62 Years of Married Life
The Advertiser's last issue carried the story of the 62nd wedding anniversary on February 23 of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells in which it is stated that there had been no death in the family all that time. On the day the story appeared Mrs. Wells died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Cross, of Perry. The body was brought to Caro and funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Evangelical church of which she had been a member for 45 years. Rev. Rex Lahr officiated and burial was made in East Dayton cemetery.
Mrs. Wells was born at Goodrich, Ont., August 7, 1861, and at the age of 10 years accompanied her parents, the late Henry and Jane Metcalf to Romeo. At Imlay City February 23, 1881 she married Charles Wells, who survives. The Metcalf family moved to East Dayton in 1875. For the past 47 years Mrs. Wells made her home in Caro, and for the last few years she and her husband had spent their winters in the homes of their children.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Wells leaves five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony, of Brighton; Mrs. Alfred Legg, of Milford; Mrs. Cross; Mrs. George Ogger, of Detroit and Mrs. William Johnson of Milan; a son, Harold C. Wells, of Inkster; 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
members in 62 year's.
From Memory Card:
SARAH ALICE WELLS
daughter of Henry and Jane Metcalf was born at Godrich, Ontario, August 7, 1861, and came to Michigan with her parents at the age of 10 years, the family settling near Romeo.
She was married to Charles Wells, February 23, 1881 at Imlay City. They made their home in Wells Township, Tuscola County, MichIgan,later moving to Caro where they lived for the past 55 years.
Mrs. Wells passed away Friday, February 26, 1943, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm.. Cross in Perry where she has been living for the past three months. Cause of death was heart trouble.
Funeral services held on Monday afternoon March 1st, at 1 o'clock from the Evangelical Church in Caro, where she had been a member for the past 45 years. Rev. Rex H. Lahr, officiating and burial in the East Davton Cemetery. The pall bearers are Paul Abony, Alfred Legg, Rev. Wm. Cross, George Ogger, Rev. Wm. Johnson and Harold Wells.
Surviving are the husband, Charles Wells of Caro, five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony of Brighton, Mrs. Alfred Legg of Milford, Mrs. Wm. Cross of Perry, Mrs. Geo. Ogger of Detroit,
Mrs. Rev. Wm. Johnson of Milan, one son, Harold C. Wells of Inkster, Mich.; also 23 grand- children and 20 great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on Tuesday, February 23, 1943. This is the first death in a famIly of 72.
From TCA, published Feb., 1943
MRS. CHAS. WELLS IS SUMMONED AT PERRY
Death Friday is the First in Family During Her 62 Years of Married Life
The Advertiser's last issue carried the story of the 62nd wedding anniversary on February 23 of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells in which it is stated that there had been no death in the family all that time. On the day the story appeared Mrs. Wells died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Cross, of Perry. The body was brought to Caro and funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Evangelical church of which she had been a member for 45 years. Rev. Rex Lahr officiated and burial was made in East Dayton cemetery.
Mrs. Wells was born at Goodrich, Ont., August 7, 1861, and at the age of 10 years accompanied her parents, the late Henry and Jane Metcalf to Romeo. At Imlay City February 23, 1881 she married Charles Wells, who survives. The Metcalf family moved to East Dayton in 1875. For the past 47 years Mrs. Wells made her home in Caro, and for the last few years she and her husband had spent their winters in the homes of their children.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Wells leaves five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony, of Brighton; Mrs. Alfred Legg, of Milford; Mrs. Cross; Mrs. George Ogger, of Detroit and Mrs. William Johnson of Milan; a son, Harold C. Wells, of Inkster; 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
members in 62 year's.
SARAH ALICE WELLS
daughter of Henry and Jane Metcalf was born at Godrich, Ontario, August 7, 1861, and came to Michigan with her parents at the age of 10 years, the family settling near Romeo.
She was married to Charles Wells, February 23, 1881 at Imlay City. They made their home in Wells Township, Tuscola County, MichIgan,later moving to Caro where they lived for the past 55 years.
Mrs. Wells passed away Friday, February 26, 1943, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm.. Cross in Perry where she has been living for the past three months. Cause of death was heart trouble.
Funeral services held on Monday afternoon March 1st, at 1 o'clock from the Evangelical Church in Caro, where she had been a member for the past 45 years. Rev. Rex H. Lahr, officiating and burial in the East Davton Cemetery. The pall bearers are Paul Abony, Alfred Legg, Rev. Wm. Cross, George Ogger, Rev. Wm. Johnson and Harold Wells.
Surviving are the husband, Charles Wells of Caro, five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony of Brighton, Mrs. Alfred Legg of Milford, Mrs. Wm. Cross of Perry, Mrs. Geo. Ogger of Detroit,
Mrs. Rev. Wm. Johnson of Milan, one son, Harold C. Wells of Inkster, Mich.; also 23 grand- children and 20 great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on Tuesday, February 23, 1943. This is the first death in a famIly of 72.
From TCA, published Feb., 1943
MRS. CHAS. WELLS IS SUMMONED AT PERRY
Death Friday is the First in Family During Her 62 Years of Married Life
The Advertiser's last issue carried the story of the 62nd wedding anniversary on February 23 of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells in which it is stated that there had been no death in the family all that time. On the day the story appeared Mrs. Wells died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Cross, of Perry. The body was brought to Caro and funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Evangelical church of which she had been a member for 45 years. Rev. Rex Lahr officiated and burial was made in East Dayton cemetery.
Mrs. Wells was born at Goodrich, Ont., August 7, 1861, and at the age of 10 years accompanied her parents, the late Henry and Jane Metcalf to Romeo. At Imlay City February 23, 1881 she married Charles Wells, who survives. The Metcalf family moved to East Dayton in 1875. For the past 47 years Mrs. Wells made her home in Caro, and for the last few years she and her husband had spent their winters in the homes of their children.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Wells leaves five daughters, Mrs. Paul Abony, of Brighton; Mrs. Alfred Legg, of Milford; Mrs. Cross; Mrs. George Ogger, of Detroit and Mrs. William Johnson of Milan; a son, Harold C. Wells, of Inkster; 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
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