Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....WELLS, Rosa Ellen April 9, 1978
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Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., Thursday, April 13, 1978
OBITUARY
     Mrs. Rosa Ellen WELLS, age 79 of Cloverport in Breckinridge County, 
died at 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, 1978 at the General Hospital, Calhoun, 
Ky (McLean County).  Mrs. WELLS and her husband, Belford WELLS, who 
survives, had been making their home with a daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Evalene) 
MARTIN in Livermore in McLean County, for the past several months.  She was 
born November 20, 1899 the daughter of the late Ed and Elizabeth "Betty" 
BRICKEY HINTON.
     Surviving in addition to her husband and daughter mentioned above is:
another daughter:
Houston (Marcella) TAUL of Route #3, Hardinsburg, Ky
one son:
Belford WELLS, Jr. of Cloverport, Ky
     A son, James, was killed in action on November 29, 1943 serving with 
the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II.
     Other survivors include:
one sister:
Mrs. Joe (Viola) SMILEY of Cloverport, Ky
five brothers:
John HINTON of Cloverport, Ky
Vessie HINTON of Cloverport, Ky
Virgil HINTON of Cloverport, Ky
Elmo HINTON of Webster, Ky (Breckinridge County)
Charles HINTON of Lewisport, Ky (Hancock County)
     Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 from the 
Cloverport Baptist Church, of which she was a member.  Burial was in the 
Christian Church Cemetery, Cloverport, Mattingly Route, under the direction 
of the Harry L. Dhonau Funeral Home of Cloverport.

Additional Comments:
Breckinridge County, Ky Cemeteries, Vol.1, published in 1991 and Vol.2, 
published in 1997:
#0333 Tar Fork Campbellite Church Cemetery #2, located east of KY 629 
between Old Tar Fork and Mattingly (also known as Balltown), in western 
Breckinridge County.

Belford, Sr. and Rosa Ellen have a tombstone:
WELLS, Belford (Sr.)   09 Aug 1895 -- 30 Jun 1982  husband of Rosa E.
       Rosa E. HINTON  20 Nov 1899 -- 09 Apr 1978  wife of Belford, Sr.

TWO SONS ALSO HERE.  THEY HAVE TOBSTONES:
WELLS, James E.  29 Nov 1922 -- 24 Nov 1943
       PVT. 180 Infantry, 45 Infantry Division
(Killed in Action with the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II)

WELLS, Belford, Jr.  26 Apr 1940 -- 26 Jun 1998  husband of Nancye
       Nancye Marie WETHINGTON  21 Apr 1946 -- 14 Feb 2014  wife of Belford
Peggy Russell

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