Jack County, TX - Obituaries - Ora Wells

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The Jacksboro Gazette
Thursday, December 5, 1912

I was called to Jacksboro, Texas, 29 November 1912 to conduct 
the funeral of Sister Ora Wells, daughter of Doctor Jesse Birdsong, 
wife of Doctor J.W. Wells.

Sister Wells was born in Penola County, Texas, 4 May 1852, 
died 28 November 1912, at the age of 60 years and seven months. 
Having suffered only a few minutes on the bed beside her 
afflicted companion, whom she had tenderly nursed and cared 
for months, who is as helpless as a child. All had expected 
his death at any time, but death claimed his victim in the 
person of his dear companion who so tenderly cared for him 
in all his affliction. She, having finished her morningÕs 
work came into the room where Brother Wells was lying, and 
said, ÒDoctor, my heart is hurting me a little, I will lie 
down here,Ó which she did and died in a very few moments. 
Brother Wells being unable to give the alarm, but to wait 
the coming of some one which was about 30 minutes.

She leaves one brother and three sisters, an adopted son, 
and an aged husband; many brethren and sisters in Christ 
and friends to mourn her departure.

She having heard the Gospel under the preaching of Joe S. Warlick 
in 1889, she with her husband obeyed the same thereby becoming 
an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ (Rom. 8:17) and 
lived a devoted Christian life 23 years bringing her to her 
death. So she leaves a hope of reunion in the sweet by and 
by with all who love and obey the Lord.
James F. Pursley.

Jacksboro people were saddened Thursday when the announcement 
of the death of Mrs. J.W. Wells was made, she having died 
very suddenly from heart trouble, about noon. She had hosts 
of friends in Jacksboro and also at Bryson, and all over 
the west part of Jack County where she was well known.

Mrs. Wells was a vivacious and charming woman who won for her 
friends all whom she met. She had always taken great interest 
in every enterprise that was for the good of the people among 
whom she made her home, until the last few years when she was 
kept at home by the afflictions of her husband, who in his 
great bodily affliction is left by her death with this great 
sorrow. Mrs. Wells left one brother, Mr. A.J. Birdsong of 
Jacksboro, and three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Lacy of Elysian 
Fields, Mrs. Lancaster of Marshall, Mrs. Mitchell and her 
adopted son, J.D. Wells of Jacksboro.