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Evelyn Joyce <I>Wells</I> Brown

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Evelyn Joyce Wells Brown

Birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
24 Apr 2009 (aged 82)
Burial
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Died April 24, 2009 after a nearly three-year battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born July 10, 1926 in Los Angeles to Lura Mae Farquharson and Raymond Baird Wells.

Attended Westlake School for Girls, Finch College, and USC, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi.

She was an active volunteer for many years for the John Tracy Clinic and the Michael Burke Foundation (Voices of Christmas).

Preceded in death by her sister Marie Wells Emrich; the father of her three daughters, Theodore K. Partridge, Jr., her second husband, Charles J. Hutter, and her beloved third husband, Big Band Leader Les Brown.

Survived by her children, Christine Partridge Riedy, Laura Partridge Oppel, and Melissa Partridge; her sons-in-law, Robert Riedy, Andrew Oppel, and Dennis Rosenblatt; her grandchildren, Walker Strangis, Keith Oppel, Ryan Riedy, Travis Rosenblatt and Luke Oppel; and her nieces and nephew, Teri Emrich, Heidi Coppin Gildred, and Marc Emrich.

In lieu of flowers Evelyn requested donations to Entertainment Industry Foundation, Women's Cancer Programs, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or 213-240-3900 or ww.eifoundation.org.
Died April 24, 2009 after a nearly three-year battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born July 10, 1926 in Los Angeles to Lura Mae Farquharson and Raymond Baird Wells.

Attended Westlake School for Girls, Finch College, and USC, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi.

She was an active volunteer for many years for the John Tracy Clinic and the Michael Burke Foundation (Voices of Christmas).

Preceded in death by her sister Marie Wells Emrich; the father of her three daughters, Theodore K. Partridge, Jr., her second husband, Charles J. Hutter, and her beloved third husband, Big Band Leader Les Brown.

Survived by her children, Christine Partridge Riedy, Laura Partridge Oppel, and Melissa Partridge; her sons-in-law, Robert Riedy, Andrew Oppel, and Dennis Rosenblatt; her grandchildren, Walker Strangis, Keith Oppel, Ryan Riedy, Travis Rosenblatt and Luke Oppel; and her nieces and nephew, Teri Emrich, Heidi Coppin Gildred, and Marc Emrich.

In lieu of flowers Evelyn requested donations to Entertainment Industry Foundation, Women's Cancer Programs, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017 or 213-240-3900 or ww.eifoundation.org.

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