Wells, Mrs. Fred H. (Miriam) 1887-1956

WELLS, RALSTON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 8/1/2009 at 21:29:37

MRS. F. Wells Dairy

Mrs. Fred H. Wells, 69, of LeMars, died at the hospital here Saturday morning following a six-month sickenss. She was the widow of Fred H. Wells, proprietor of Wells Dairy company here.

Mrs. Wells, the former Miriam Ralston, was born in Chicago September 28, 1887. She was married at Chicago February 6, 1907. Mr. Wells died in October, 1954.

Survivors are four sons, Harold, Harry and Fay Wells, all of LeMars, and Roy Wells of Sioux City; 14 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren; and two brothers, Charles Ralston of New Brunswick, Canada, and Archie Ralston of Chadron, Nebraska.

Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church here with Rev. James D. Ransom officiating. Burial was in LeMars City Cemetery under the direction of the Mauer Funeral Home.

~Source: The LeMars Globe-Post, October 29, 1956