Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameBarbara Lee Forrest
Birth5 Feb 1935, Lancaster, Fairfield Co, OH
Death22 Apr 2007, Elyria, Lorain Co, OH
Burial26 Apr 2007, Mound View Cem, Mt Vernon, Knox Co, OH
OccupationNurse
ReligionMethodist
Spouses
Birth3 Aug 1930, Mt Vernon, Knox Co, OH
Death21 May 2006, Mt Vernon, Knox Co, OH
Burial26 May 2006, Mound View Cem, Mt Vernon, Knox Co, OH
MemoRev. Rodney Buchanan
OccupationDraftsman (diesel engines)
ReligionMulberry Street United Methodist Church
FatherRobert John Wells (1902-1968)
MotherRuth A. Trott (1900-1987)
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] Mount Vernon News - Tues 23 May 2006
MOUNT VERNON — Robert J. Wells Jr., 75, of Mount Vernon died May 21, 2006, at the Country Court Nursing Center.
He was born Aug. 3, 1930, in Mount Vernon to Robert J. and Ruth Ann (Trott) Wells Sr. He was a member of the Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, the Ohio Retired Teachers Association and NEA; and was a life member of the VFW. He was a 40-year employee of the Mount Vernon Schools, retiring as principal of Elmwood School in 1992. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, receiving the National Defense Service Medal, the Occupation Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Forrest) Wells, to whom he had been married 48 years; two sons, John (Barbara) Wells of Hilliard and Steven (Beth) Wells of South Amherst; one daughter, Melissa (Tom) Schluter of Bucyrus; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Carolyn (Charles) Hagedorn of Plantation, Fla., and Jean (John) Frary of Valhalla, N.Y.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, David T. Wells.
The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rodney Buchanan officiating. Burial, with military honors by Knox County Joint Veterans Council, will be in Mound View Cemetery.
Marriage23 Mar 1958
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