Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLeonard Deo Wells 
Birth12 Jun 1917, Petersburg, Mahoning Co, OH
Census16 Apr 1940, Fredericktown, Knox Co, OH
Memoroll#3093, pg 10
Death15 Feb 1982, Loudonville, Ashland Co, OH
BurialBunker Hill Cem, Butler, Richland Co, OH
OccupationElectrician
FatherOmar Newton Wells (1887-1966)
MotherDatura New Year's Rinehart (1891-1965)
Misc. Notes
Living with his parents in 1940, before his marriage to Irene. His marriage license was applied for in 1941, but they were not married until the following year.
[Obituary] The Daily Record - Tues 16 Feb 1982, pg 27
LOUDONVILLE - Leonard D. Wells, 64 of 304 Loudon Ave., died Monday afternoon at his home following an apparent heart attack. Services will be Thrusday at 1:30 pm at Byerly Funeral Home in Loudonville with Pastor John Miller, Loudonville Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be at Bunker Hill Cemetery in Butler. Friends may call Wednesday after 3 pm at the funeral home.
He was born in 1917 in Petersburg to Omar and Datura Rinehart Wells and married the former Irene Davis on June 11, 1942. She survives. He was employed by the Ohio Department of Transportation in Perrysville for 18 years, retiring in 1980.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, David of Loudonville and Eric of the home; three daughters, Mrs. David (Patricia) Mowery of Loudonville, Priscilla Wells of New York City and Mrs. Donald (Pamela) Callahan of Ontario, Ohio; five grandchildren; a brother Cloyd, of Fredericktown, and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Stevenson(sic) of Pataskala, Ohio and Mrs. Cecil Larimore of Mansfield.
Two brothers, Willis and Carl, died previously.
[Obituary] The Daily Record - Tues 16 Feb 1982, pg 27
LOUDONVILLE - Leonard D. Wells, 64 of 304 Loudon Ave., died Monday afternoon at his home following an apparent heart attack. Services will be Thrusday at 1:30 pm at Byerly Funeral Home in Loudonville with Pastor John Miller, Loudonville Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be at Bunker Hill Cemetery in Butler. Friends may call Wednesday after 3 pm at the funeral home.
He was born in 1917 in Petersburg to Omar and Datura Rinehart Wells and married the former Irene Davis on June 11, 1942. She survives. He was employed by the Ohio Department of Transportation in Perrysville for 18 years, retiring in 1980.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, David of Loudonville and Eric of the home; three daughters, Mrs. David (Patricia) Mowery of Loudonville, Priscilla Wells of New York City and Mrs. Donald (Pamela) Callahan of Ontario, Ohio; five grandchildren; a brother Cloyd, of Fredericktown, and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Stevenson(sic) of Pataskala, Ohio and Mrs. Cecil Larimore of Mansfield.
Two brothers, Willis and Carl, died previously.
Spouses
Birth10 Jun 1922, Butler, Richland Co, OH
Death25 Nov 2011, Loudonville, Ashland Co, OH
BurialBunker Hill Cem, Butler, Richland Co, OH
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] Mount Vernon News - 26 Nov 2011
Irene M. Wells Bemiller, 89, of Loudonville, died Friday, November 25, 2011 in Colonial Manor Health Care Center, Loudonville following an extended illness. Mrs. Bemiller was born June 10, 1922 in Knox County and was the daughter of the late Charles Elmer Davis (8 Jul 1884 OH - 6 Oct 1968) and Daisy Dell Wells (4 Oct 1885 OH - 1967), no relation. She was a 1940 graduate of Danville High School and had lived in Loudonville most of her life. Irene had been a clerk with the former Big Plus Store in Loudonville and the former Scheck’s IGA of Loudonville. She was a charter member of the Loudonville Church of the Nazarene. On June 12, 1941 she married Leonard Wells, who died Feb. 15, 1982 and on October 18, 1992 she married Brice Bemiller, who died Dec. 17, 2000.
She is survived by 2 sons: David (Kathleen) Wells of Loudonville and Eric (Penny) Wells of Lexington, 3 daughters: Patricia (David) Mowery of Loudonville, Priscilla “Kris” Wells of Sun City Center, FL, and Pamela Callahan of Mansfield; 1 step-son: Clarence (Norma) Bemiller of Ashland; 3 step-daughters: Josephine Leech of Butler, Wilma Brauchler of Cape Coral, FL and Dorothy (James) Bittinger of Butler; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 1 brother: Ray Davis of Palm Bay, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands; 4 sisters: Mary Swank, Ellen Fliger, Pauline Bemiller, and Virginia Stewart; 5 brothers: Roscoe Davis, Delbert Davis, Glenn Davis, John Davis, and Burlyn Davis; and 3 step-daughters: Vivian Schaffer, Lucy Morrison, and Retha Lee. Burial will be in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Butler.
Irene M. Wells Bemiller, 89, of Loudonville, died Friday, November 25, 2011 in Colonial Manor Health Care Center, Loudonville following an extended illness. Mrs. Bemiller was born June 10, 1922 in Knox County and was the daughter of the late Charles Elmer Davis (8 Jul 1884 OH - 6 Oct 1968) and Daisy Dell Wells (4 Oct 1885 OH - 1967), no relation. She was a 1940 graduate of Danville High School and had lived in Loudonville most of her life. Irene had been a clerk with the former Big Plus Store in Loudonville and the former Scheck’s IGA of Loudonville. She was a charter member of the Loudonville Church of the Nazarene. On June 12, 1941 she married Leonard Wells, who died Feb. 15, 1982 and on October 18, 1992 she married Brice Bemiller, who died Dec. 17, 2000.
She is survived by 2 sons: David (Kathleen) Wells of Loudonville and Eric (Penny) Wells of Lexington, 3 daughters: Patricia (David) Mowery of Loudonville, Priscilla “Kris” Wells of Sun City Center, FL, and Pamela Callahan of Mansfield; 1 step-son: Clarence (Norma) Bemiller of Ashland; 3 step-daughters: Josephine Leech of Butler, Wilma Brauchler of Cape Coral, FL and Dorothy (James) Bittinger of Butler; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 1 brother: Ray Davis of Palm Bay, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands; 4 sisters: Mary Swank, Ellen Fliger, Pauline Bemiller, and Virginia Stewart; 5 brothers: Roscoe Davis, Delbert Davis, Glenn Davis, John Davis, and Burlyn Davis; and 3 step-daughters: Vivian Schaffer, Lucy Morrison, and Retha Lee. Burial will be in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Butler.
Marriage11 Jun 1942, Jelloway, Knox Co, OH