Lillie Mae Wells

1899 - 1989  (90 years)

• Name	Lillie Mae Wells
  Born	10 May 1899	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Jun 1989	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	23 Jun 1989	Soldier Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6943	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	William Wells,   bur. Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Mother	Cora Dove Wells
  Family ID	F8031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Wells, Lillie 1 Wells Lillie Mae Wells, 90, Soldier, died Wednesday, June 21, 1989, at a Topeka nursing home. Miss Wells taught a year in a Delia school, then worked 42 years for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., in Topeka. She retired in 1965 and returned to the Soldier community. She was born May 10, 1899, in Delia, the daughter of William and Cora Dove Wells. She was graduated from Soldier High School in 1917 and attended Strickler’s Business College in Topeka two years. Miss Wells was a member of First United Methodist Church in Topeka. Survivors include two sisters, Geneva Jones, Estes Park, Colo., and Velma Meade, Topeka; and a brother, Lester Wells, Grants Pass, Ore. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., June 23 at the Mercer Funeral Home, Holton. The Reverend Duane Kessler, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Holton officiated. Mrs. Ray Wright was the organist. The special selection that was chosen was "In The Garden." Casketbearers were Dennis Heath, Floyd Heath, Delbert Heath, Kevin Ward, Jerry Meade and Robert Wells. Interment was in the Soldier Cemetery, Soldier.
  		Obituary- Wells, Lillie 2 Lillie Mae Wells Lillie Mae Wells, 90, Soldier, died Wednesday, June 21, 1989, at a Topeka nursing home. Miss Wells taught a year in a Delia school, then worked 42 years for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., in Topeka. She retired in 1965 and returned to the Soldier community. She was born May 10, 1899, in Delia, the daughter of William and Cora Dove Wells. She was graduated from Soldier High School in 1917 and attended Strickler’s Business College in Topeka two years. Miss Wells was a member of First United Methodist Church in Topeka. Survivors include two sisters, Geneva Jones, Estes Park, Colo., and Velma Meade, Topeka; and a brother, Lester Wells, Grants Pass, Ore. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will be in Soldier Cemetery. Miss Wells will lie in state after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.