Almena or Elmina Wells

The following obituary for Mrs. Elmina Thorpe Wells appeared in the May 2, 1929, Salt Lake Telegram Newspaper: Mrs. Elmina Wells Dies of Pneumonia....Mrs. Elmina Thorpe Wells, 63, died Thursday afternoon at a local hospital from pneumonia contracted following an operation a few days ago for bad tonsils. Mrs. Wells was the wife of Bishop John Wells of the presiding bishopric of the LDS Church. She was born in England and came to the United States forty years ago. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, John T. Wells of Salt Lake City and Louis Wells, who is serving a mission in the eastern states, and three daughters, Mrs. Mabel W. James, Mrs. Florence Knowleton and Mrs. Teresa Cook, all of Salt Lake.

NOTE: She is listed as Almena Thorpe Wells in her Find A Grave.com memorial, a link to which is shown below.

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Birth: Feb. 13, 1866, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Death: May 2, 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Dexter Thorpe.

Married John Wells on April 23, 1886.

Spouse:

John Wells (1864 - 1941)

Children:

Mabel Thorpe Wells James (1889 - 1984)

Alfred Thorpe Wells (1891 - 1891)

Bertha Thorpe Wells Palmer (1891 - 1919)

Arthur Thorpe Wells (1895 - 1915)

Burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA, Plot: PARK 28 2 2ES2

Created by: Chantel

Record added: August 02, 2011

Find A Grave Memorial # 74315883