The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-02-12
:. s. Wells Pas-e~ Away

After a linger illness OF many
months duration. s. b. Wells. OF
Knowles. passed away at the home
Of his daughter. Mrs. Frank Maple.
in this city. at an early hour Satnr-
day morning. February 9TH. Death
was due 10 cancer Of the stomach.
Samuel Bennett Wells was born
near Madison. Jefferson county. In
diana. October is. io47. and died at
the home Of his daughter. Mrs. Eva
Maple. at Beaver. Oklahoma. Satur-
day. February Z. 1890. being 72
years. 2 months and 10 days of age
at the time OF his death.
He grew to young manhood in
Jefferson county. Indiana. moving 10
Bates county. Missouri. with his par
ents In early manhood. where he
was united In marriage 10 Miss Nancy
Stewart. on March 80. 1870.
To this union eight children were
born. four sons and four daughters.
One son, Clarence, parsed on to the
Better World In his third year. The
others, together with the faithful
wife. still survive him and were AT
his bedside IN his last hours. His
children are: w. II. Wells. Frank
Wells. Miss Myrtle Wells. Mrs. Eva
Maple and Mrs. Nay Boran. all of
Beaver. and G. T.. Wells and Mrs.
Addie Birdsall, OF near Madison.
There are II grand children and 3
great grand children. His only sis
ter. Mrs. Flora Wilson. OF Elk CITY,
Oklahoma. was with him al the end
Two brothers. NJ. A. Wells. OF near
nd
Wells, OF Appleton City. Missouri.
also survive. The former brother
was here the past week but was called
home a few days ago on account Of
Illness In his home.
In his early boyhood days. while
still living with his patents at the
family home In Indiana. Mr.. Wells
was converted and united with the
Methodist Episcopal church. He re-
tained his membership In this church
throughout all the remaining years
and lived a devout. Christian life TO
the end. Those who knew him best.
know that his was life of truth.
honesty and service and his friends
were numbered by his acquainten-
hnees.
In 1887. in the pioneer days OF
Beaver county. then mo Mans
Land" Mr.. Wells came. TO this new
lard. with his family, TO establish
a home. He located on homestead
near Madison, where they lived until
the large family OF boys and girls
each. one by one. went out to estab-
lish homes OF their own, when the
father and mother left the old home
stead and were pleasantly and hap
PLY located at Knowles. In this
county. living there until the past
few weeks when they came tn Beaver
to be near many of their children.
In the last weeks OF his Illness.
the devoted wife and all his children
were constantly at his bedside TO ad-
minister to his every need and this
WINS u great comfort to him In his
last days.
In his passing. a kind and DEVOTED
husband and father has gone TO his
reward and he leaves behind a mem
ory which his children will honor
throughout all the days of their life.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Federated church. Sunday af-
ternoon. February sth. at 2 o'clock,
by Rev. w u. Leonard, and burial
followed in the Beaver cemetery.
services at the grave being directed
by the Masonic fraternity, OF which
Mr.. Wells was an honored member.
The Herald editor notes with deep
est regret the passing OF this pioneer
and honored citizen of our county.
Long years OF acquaintance. extend
ing back To the early days when we
all endured together the vicissitudes