Obit, funeral notice and death record all indicate burial location is in Buckland with her 2nd husband George. Minnie has a CENOTAPH at Hillside Cemetery, North Adams on a gravestone located next to her first husband Mark Burdick (his link is below), her stone in North Adams was probably purchased and carved at the time of Mark's death.
died aged 84y 3m 23ds; married; resident of Buckland
dau of Austin S Wells &
Sarah (Townsend) Wells
m. 1) Mark Burdick 17 May 1893
at North Adams, Mass.
m. 2) George O Tower 17 Nov 1934
at Turners Falls, Mass.
children w/1st husband Mark:
-Herman Wells b. Apr. 4, 1894 at North Adams; m. June 2, 1915, Lois M., dau. of Andrew "Perry" Flanders and Mary (Mason) Flanders of Buckland.
-Luke Andrew b. Nov. 15, 1895 in Buckland
-Kenneth E., b. Sept 29, 1903 in No. Adams. Res. Buckland unm.
-Wayne A., b. Feb 24, 1910; m. July 12, 1930, madeline M. dau of Winn and Rose Phillips of Shelburne. Res. Buckland.
-Leslie b. Mar. 4, 1912; res. Buckland
BUCKLAND
MRS GEORGE TOWER
BUCKLAND, Sept. 7 - Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower, 84, died this morning at her home on Upper street following a long illness. She was born in Ashfield May 14, 1869, daughter of Austin S Wells and Sarah Townsend Wells. She was a member of North Adams Methodist Church and the Ladies Club of Buckland. Her first marriage was to Mark Burdick, who died in 1928. Mrs Tower was married to George Tower in 1934. Besides her husband she leaves four sons, Herman W Burdick of Greenfield, Kenneth E of Buckland, Wesley M of Cambridge N.Y. and Wayne A Burdick; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs Sara Greer of North Adams; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be in the Mary Lyon Church Wednesday at 2.30. Burial will be in Buckland Center Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Smith Funeral Home Shelburne Falls.
[published Tuesday, September 8, 1953, Springfield Union]
BUCKLAND, Sept. 11 - Funeral services for Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower were conducted Wednesday in Mary Lyon Congregational Church in Buckland Center. Rev. Harold W Curtis of Greenfield officiated. Bearers were Charles Buchewiz of Greenfield, Norman Spencer, Ralph Wells and Enoch Wells all of Buckland. Burial was in Buckland Center Cemetery. [published Saturday, September 12, 1953, Springfield Union]
[History of Buckland 1779-1925 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick with genealogies by Lucy Cutler Kellogg, pg 409-410]
This cemetery is under the care and ownership of the Buckland Union Cemetery Association, a non-profit, all volunteer organization, that gratefully accepts donations for monument care and grounds keeping. Mail your contribution payable to BUCA, P.O.Box 69, Buckland MA 01338-0069.
died aged 84y 3m 23ds; married; resident of Buckland
dau of Austin S Wells &
Sarah (Townsend) Wells
m. 1) Mark Burdick 17 May 1893
at North Adams, Mass.
m. 2) George O Tower 17 Nov 1934
at Turners Falls, Mass.
children w/1st husband Mark:
-Herman Wells b. Apr. 4, 1894 at North Adams; m. June 2, 1915, Lois M., dau. of Andrew "Perry" Flanders and Mary (Mason) Flanders of Buckland.
-Luke Andrew b. Nov. 15, 1895 in Buckland
-Kenneth E., b. Sept 29, 1903 in No. Adams. Res. Buckland unm.
-Wayne A., b. Feb 24, 1910; m. July 12, 1930, madeline M. dau of Winn and Rose Phillips of Shelburne. Res. Buckland.
-Leslie b. Mar. 4, 1912; res. Buckland
BUCKLAND
MRS GEORGE TOWER
BUCKLAND, Sept. 7 - Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower, 84, died this morning at her home on Upper street following a long illness. She was born in Ashfield May 14, 1869, daughter of Austin S Wells and Sarah Townsend Wells. She was a member of North Adams Methodist Church and the Ladies Club of Buckland. Her first marriage was to Mark Burdick, who died in 1928. Mrs Tower was married to George Tower in 1934. Besides her husband she leaves four sons, Herman W Burdick of Greenfield, Kenneth E of Buckland, Wesley M of Cambridge N.Y. and Wayne A Burdick; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs Sara Greer of North Adams; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be in the Mary Lyon Church Wednesday at 2.30. Burial will be in Buckland Center Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Smith Funeral Home Shelburne Falls.
[published Tuesday, September 8, 1953, Springfield Union]
BUCKLAND, Sept. 11 - Funeral services for Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower were conducted Wednesday in Mary Lyon Congregational Church in Buckland Center. Rev. Harold W Curtis of Greenfield officiated. Bearers were Charles Buchewiz of Greenfield, Norman Spencer, Ralph Wells and Enoch Wells all of Buckland. Burial was in Buckland Center Cemetery. [published Saturday, September 12, 1953, Springfield Union]
[History of Buckland 1779-1925 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick with genealogies by Lucy Cutler Kellogg, pg 409-410]
This cemetery is under the care and ownership of the Buckland Union Cemetery Association, a non-profit, all volunteer organization, that gratefully accepts donations for monument care and grounds keeping. Mail your contribution payable to BUCA, P.O.Box 69, Buckland MA 01338-0069.
Obit, funeral notice and death record all indicate burial location is in Buckland with her 2nd husband George. Minnie has a CENOTAPH at Hillside Cemetery, North Adams on a gravestone located next to her first husband Mark Burdick (his link is below), her stone in North Adams was probably purchased and carved at the time of Mark's death.
died aged 84y 3m 23ds; married; resident of Buckland
dau of Austin S Wells &
Sarah (Townsend) Wells
m. 1) Mark Burdick 17 May 1893
at North Adams, Mass.
m. 2) George O Tower 17 Nov 1934
at Turners Falls, Mass.
children w/1st husband Mark:
-Herman Wells b. Apr. 4, 1894 at North Adams; m. June 2, 1915, Lois M., dau. of Andrew "Perry" Flanders and Mary (Mason) Flanders of Buckland.
-Luke Andrew b. Nov. 15, 1895 in Buckland
-Kenneth E., b. Sept 29, 1903 in No. Adams. Res. Buckland unm.
-Wayne A., b. Feb 24, 1910; m. July 12, 1930, madeline M. dau of Winn and Rose Phillips of Shelburne. Res. Buckland.
-Leslie b. Mar. 4, 1912; res. Buckland
BUCKLAND
MRS GEORGE TOWER
BUCKLAND, Sept. 7 - Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower, 84, died this morning at her home on Upper street following a long illness. She was born in Ashfield May 14, 1869, daughter of Austin S Wells and Sarah Townsend Wells. She was a member of North Adams Methodist Church and the Ladies Club of Buckland. Her first marriage was to Mark Burdick, who died in 1928. Mrs Tower was married to George Tower in 1934. Besides her husband she leaves four sons, Herman W Burdick of Greenfield, Kenneth E of Buckland, Wesley M of Cambridge N.Y. and Wayne A Burdick; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs Sara Greer of North Adams; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be in the Mary Lyon Church Wednesday at 2.30. Burial will be in Buckland Center Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Smith Funeral Home Shelburne Falls.
[published Tuesday, September 8, 1953, Springfield Union]
BUCKLAND, Sept. 11 - Funeral services for Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower were conducted Wednesday in Mary Lyon Congregational Church in Buckland Center. Rev. Harold W Curtis of Greenfield officiated. Bearers were Charles Buchewiz of Greenfield, Norman Spencer, Ralph Wells and Enoch Wells all of Buckland. Burial was in Buckland Center Cemetery. [published Saturday, September 12, 1953, Springfield Union]
[History of Buckland 1779-1925 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick with genealogies by Lucy Cutler Kellogg, pg 409-410]
This cemetery is under the care and ownership of the Buckland Union Cemetery Association, a non-profit, all volunteer organization, that gratefully accepts donations for monument care and grounds keeping. Mail your contribution payable to BUCA, P.O.Box 69, Buckland MA 01338-0069.
died aged 84y 3m 23ds; married; resident of Buckland
dau of Austin S Wells &
Sarah (Townsend) Wells
m. 1) Mark Burdick 17 May 1893
at North Adams, Mass.
m. 2) George O Tower 17 Nov 1934
at Turners Falls, Mass.
children w/1st husband Mark:
-Herman Wells b. Apr. 4, 1894 at North Adams; m. June 2, 1915, Lois M., dau. of Andrew "Perry" Flanders and Mary (Mason) Flanders of Buckland.
-Luke Andrew b. Nov. 15, 1895 in Buckland
-Kenneth E., b. Sept 29, 1903 in No. Adams. Res. Buckland unm.
-Wayne A., b. Feb 24, 1910; m. July 12, 1930, madeline M. dau of Winn and Rose Phillips of Shelburne. Res. Buckland.
-Leslie b. Mar. 4, 1912; res. Buckland
BUCKLAND
MRS GEORGE TOWER
BUCKLAND, Sept. 7 - Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower, 84, died this morning at her home on Upper street following a long illness. She was born in Ashfield May 14, 1869, daughter of Austin S Wells and Sarah Townsend Wells. She was a member of North Adams Methodist Church and the Ladies Club of Buckland. Her first marriage was to Mark Burdick, who died in 1928. Mrs Tower was married to George Tower in 1934. Besides her husband she leaves four sons, Herman W Burdick of Greenfield, Kenneth E of Buckland, Wesley M of Cambridge N.Y. and Wayne A Burdick; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs Sara Greer of North Adams; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be in the Mary Lyon Church Wednesday at 2.30. Burial will be in Buckland Center Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Smith Funeral Home Shelburne Falls.
[published Tuesday, September 8, 1953, Springfield Union]
BUCKLAND, Sept. 11 - Funeral services for Mrs Minnie (Wells) Tower were conducted Wednesday in Mary Lyon Congregational Church in Buckland Center. Rev. Harold W Curtis of Greenfield officiated. Bearers were Charles Buchewiz of Greenfield, Norman Spencer, Ralph Wells and Enoch Wells all of Buckland. Burial was in Buckland Center Cemetery. [published Saturday, September 12, 1953, Springfield Union]
[History of Buckland 1779-1925 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick with genealogies by Lucy Cutler Kellogg, pg 409-410]
This cemetery is under the care and ownership of the Buckland Union Cemetery Association, a non-profit, all volunteer organization, that gratefully accepts donations for monument care and grounds keeping. Mail your contribution payable to BUCA, P.O.Box 69, Buckland MA 01338-0069.
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