Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Wells, Alfonso D. 1913
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New Plymouth Sentinel  4-17-1913
New Plymouth Sentinel
New Plymouth, Idaho
Thursday, April 17, 1913

A. D. Wells Burned to Death In Bed 

Saturday night a fire was seen south of town and was thought at first to be 
only some one burning brush, but upon investigation, it was found to be the 
Frank Wells home. The firemen were called and a desperate effort was made to 
reach the house in time to save the walls but too late, and only the 
outbuildings could be saved. 

It was learned that A. D. Wells, father of Frank who had been suffering with 
brights disease for some time, had been put to bed before the family went to 
town to do some shopping, and was thought to be in the house, as he could not 
be found. Upon investigating his bedroom which was then a mess of flames he 
was discovered, the upper part of his body heavily wrapped with bedding and 
the lower limbs partly gone. After desperate efforts he was removed from the 
burning building, dead. 

The origin of the fire is not known.

It was sad and beyond the control of anyone, to bring this aged man back to 
life. He was taken to the Leo Schmidt home and Monday the funeral services 
held in the Baptist church, after which the remains were shipped to Cashmere, 
Washington.

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