CHARLES J WELLS
Rites At Wells Chapel
For Prominent Man
Charles Jefferson Wells, 78, died of a heart attack at
9:40 a. m., December 21, at the home of his son, Curtis,
city. He had been ill for ten months.
The son of William Allen and Mary Hicks Wells, he was
born December 18, 1872, at Boons Camp, and was a member
of one of the county's largest and most outstanding
families. He was a member of the Wells Chapel Methodist
Church, at Boons Camp.
He spent his early life in the profession of teaching and
was a recognized farmer of the county. He was for several
years a member of the Agricultural Conversation
Association.
Due to ill health, he had spent considerable time in
Florida during the past few years. He had been an invalid
for the past ten months.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Victoria, who died
October 28, 1920, and the following children: Norman,
Beulah, Ethel, and John Wilson.
Surviving are four sons and three daughters; Russell,
Williamsport; Curtis, city; Raymond, Martinsville, Ohio;
Woodrow, Chicago; Mrs. Alka Mullins, Ashland; Mrs. Iuka
Dutton, Chattaroy, W. Va.; Mrs. Anna Lee Stepp,
Chattaroy.
Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. G. C. Perry, Louisa; Mrs George Walters, Shoals, W.
Va.; R. G., Pikeville; John L. and G. C. Wells, of this
city.
Funeral rites were conducted at 2:00 p. m., December 24,
at the Wells Chapel Church, with the Revs. Charles Perry
and S. R. Rooker officiating.
Burial was made in the Wells Cemetery under the direction
of the Preston Funeral Home.
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
1-04-1951
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