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James P “Polk” Wells

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James P “Polk” Wells

Birth
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Death
23 Sep 1967 (aged 81)
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Bluff Spring, Christian County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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The Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Ky.) obit posted 25 Sept 1967 reads as follows:

James P Wells, 81, died at 11 pm Saturday at the Five Maples Nursing Home, Hopkinsville, after a long illness.

A retired farmer, he was born in Christian County on May 29, 1886.

He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Lee Edwards, Greenville, Mrs. Myrtle Shelton, Elkton, Mrs. Hazel Shelton, Hopkinsville, Mrs. Loya Mayhew, Fort Meyers, Fla., and Mrs. Pauline Heltsley, Seminole, Calif.; five sons, Winburn Wells, Buffalo, NY, James Wells, Paducah, Beckham Wells, Fort Meyers, Oscar Wells, Hopkinsville, and Donald Wells, Chicago; 20 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and a brother, Wheeler Wells, Hopkinsville.

Services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Gary's Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Woodrow Morris. Burial will be in Hale Cemetery in Christian County.
The Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Ky.) obit posted 25 Sept 1967 reads as follows:

James P Wells, 81, died at 11 pm Saturday at the Five Maples Nursing Home, Hopkinsville, after a long illness.

A retired farmer, he was born in Christian County on May 29, 1886.

He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Lee Edwards, Greenville, Mrs. Myrtle Shelton, Elkton, Mrs. Hazel Shelton, Hopkinsville, Mrs. Loya Mayhew, Fort Meyers, Fla., and Mrs. Pauline Heltsley, Seminole, Calif.; five sons, Winburn Wells, Buffalo, NY, James Wells, Paducah, Beckham Wells, Fort Meyers, Oscar Wells, Hopkinsville, and Donald Wells, Chicago; 20 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and a brother, Wheeler Wells, Hopkinsville.

Services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Gary's Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Woodrow Morris. Burial will be in Hale Cemetery in Christian County.


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  • Created by: Brandy Wells
  • Added: Mar 18, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87019907/james_p-wells: accessed ), memorial page for James P “Polk” Wells (29 May 1886–23 Sep 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87019907, citing Hale Cemetery, Bluff Spring, Christian County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Brandy Wells (contributor 47722656).