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John Ector Wells

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John Ector Wells

Birth
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
8 Feb 1975 (aged 87)
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Leicester, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Obituary

Services for J. Ector Wells, 86, of North Turkey Creek Road, Rt. 2 Leicester, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday (February 11, 1975) at Beulah Baptist Church, of which he was a member.
The Revs. Charlie Freeman and Don Austin will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Glenn Freeman, Carroll Teague, Jesse, Andrew and Larry Jones and Billy Gillespie.

He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a retired farmer. He was the son of the late John and Lina Parham Wells.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Harriett Day of Marion; and several nieces and nephews.

The body will remain at Groce Funeral Home until placed in the church 30 minutes before services.

Published: Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC), Monday, February 10, 1975, page 7
Name: Ector Wells
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1889
Marriage Date: 10 May 1913
Marriage Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Essie Gillespie
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 18
Event Type: Marriage
Obituary

Services for J. Ector Wells, 86, of North Turkey Creek Road, Rt. 2 Leicester, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday (February 11, 1975) at Beulah Baptist Church, of which he was a member.
The Revs. Charlie Freeman and Don Austin will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Glenn Freeman, Carroll Teague, Jesse, Andrew and Larry Jones and Billy Gillespie.

He was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a retired farmer. He was the son of the late John and Lina Parham Wells.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Harriett Day of Marion; and several nieces and nephews.

The body will remain at Groce Funeral Home until placed in the church 30 minutes before services.

Published: Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC), Monday, February 10, 1975, page 7
Name: Ector Wells
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1889
Marriage Date: 10 May 1913
Marriage Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Essie Gillespie
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 18
Event Type: Marriage


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  • Created by: Lady Nan
  • Added: Jun 21, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14667484/john_ector-wells: accessed ), memorial page for John Ector Wells (27 Jan 1888–8 Feb 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14667484, citing Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lady Nan (contributor 46781204).