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Emily “Sally” <I>Wells</I> Bechtold

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Emily “Sally” Wells Bechtold

Birth
South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
11 May 2015 (aged 93)
South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
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Sally Bechtold, 93, of South Kingstown, died Monday, May 11th. She was the beloved wife of the late Col. Charles Bechtold, USMCR, who was a local insurance agent and former State Senator representing South Kingstown.

Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Comstock and Ethel Shipman Wells.

Mrs. Bechtold attended the Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA and Western College in Oxford OH. She was employed at South County Hospital. Sally was an active member of the Kingston Congregational Church for many years, the Tuesday Club and PEO. Three children, Chip Bechtold of Orleans, MA, Andrea Highland of New Midway, MD, and Perry Delaney of Carolina, RI; four grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters survive her. Sally was the mother of the late David Bechtold and sister of the late Herbert C. Wells, Jr. and Harris S. Wells.

Funeral services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kingston Congregational Church, 2610 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI 02881, or Home & Hospice Care of RI, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904.

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Sally Bechtold, 93, of South Kingstown, died Monday, May 11th. She was the beloved wife of the late Col. Charles Bechtold, USMCR, who was a local insurance agent and former State Senator representing South Kingstown.

Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Comstock and Ethel Shipman Wells.

Mrs. Bechtold attended the Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA and Western College in Oxford OH. She was employed at South County Hospital. Sally was an active member of the Kingston Congregational Church for many years, the Tuesday Club and PEO. Three children, Chip Bechtold of Orleans, MA, Andrea Highland of New Midway, MD, and Perry Delaney of Carolina, RI; four grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters survive her. Sally was the mother of the late David Bechtold and sister of the late Herbert C. Wells, Jr. and Harris S. Wells.

Funeral services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kingston Congregational Church, 2610 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI 02881, or Home & Hospice Care of RI, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904.

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  • Added: May 13, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146423423/emily-bechtold: accessed ), memorial page for Emily “Sally” Wells Bechtold (30 Sep 1921–11 May 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146423423, citing New Fernwood Cemetery, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by SCVet (contributor 47208046).