Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wells, Ida May November 3, 1939
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot November 4, 1939

              Mrs. Jake Wells Dies in Florida; Burial in Norfolk

News of the death in Pensacola, Fla. of Mrs. Ida May Wells was received here 
yesterday. Mrs. Wells died at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at her home in the 
Florida city. She formerly was a resident of Norfolk and was the widow of Jake 
Wells, who for may years was president of the Wells chain of theatres and other 
amusement enterprises that extended from Norfolk and Richmond to Birmingham, 
Ala.
When she resided in Norfolk, Mrs. Wells took an active part in church and 
women's organizations. While she was prominent in Catholic activities, she was 
noted for her charitable work to all classes, regardless of race or creed. She 
had been in ill health for sometime and her death was not unexpected. She has 
made her home with relatives in Pensacola a number of years.
Mrs. Wells is survived by four nieces, Mrs. Janet Allen Smith, Mrs. Lucille 
Allen Armstrong, Miss Maude Allen and Mrs. Edward White, all of Pensacola.
The body will arrive here Sunday and will be taken to the H.D. Oliver Funeral 
Apartments, 1501 Colonial Avenue. Funeral services will be held Monday morning 
at 9 o'clock at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's 
Cemetery.


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