Mildred E WELLS (nee TARVER)

1925 - 2015  (89 years)

• Name	Mildred E WELLS (nee TARVER)
  Born	10 Jun 1925	Urania, La Salle Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1930	La Salle Parish, Louisiana   [3, 4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Died	17 Feb 2015	West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Age	89 years
  Buried	Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  	Beech Creek Church Cemetery
  		Find A Grave Memorial - Mildred E TARVER WELLS 1925 - 2015
  Notes	Obituary: Mildred Elaine Wells, 89, passed from this life on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe. She was born June 10, 1925 in Urania to the union of her parents, Lewis and Dezzie Smith Tarver. Mrs. Wells was a homemaker and was one of the founders and lifelong members of Olla United Pentecostal Church. She had no children of her own, but loved her nieces and nephews as her own and she loved to mother everyone, including her church family. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, February 25, at Olla United Pentecostal Church with the Revs. Darrell Floyd and Jonathan Crist officiating. Interment will follow in the Beech Creek Cemetery in Winn Parish under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Wells; parents; and sister, Madeline T. Watson. Obituary appeared in The Jena Times Olla-Tullos-Urania Signal; February 25, 2015. Obituary from Hixson Brothers: MILDRED ELAINE WELLS Funeral services for Mildred Elaine Wells will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Olla United Pentecostal Church with Rev. Darrell Floyd and Rev. Jonathan Crist officiating. Interment will follow in the Beech Creek Cemetery in Winn Parish under the directions of Hixson Brothers, Jena. The family request that visitation be Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 4 to 9pm at the church. Mrs. Wells, 89, was born June 10, 1925 in Urania, La. and passed from this life on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, La. Mrs. Wells was a homemaker. She was one of the founders and lifelong member of Olla United Pentecost Church. She had no children of her own but loved her nieces and nephews as her own and she loved to mother everyone, including her church family. Those left to cherish her memory are her nieces, Nancy Watson Stone of Fair Hope, AL and Cindy Watson of Columbia, LA; nephew, Trey Watson and wife Shannon and their children Wyatt and Connor of Anchorage, AK; great nieces, Nykki Watts and husband Stan and their son, Ryker, Ashley Strickland and husband Chad and their daughter Anna Beth; great nephews, Chet Mauldin, Cody Varnell and wife Sara and their son Maverick and brother-in-law, Orvis H. Watson of Columbia, LA; special people, Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Douglas and family, Mr. & Mrs. Lydell Keen, Mr. David Banes and a host of other friends and relatives She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Wells, parents, Lewis and Dezzie Smith Tarver and sister, Madeline T. Watson. Pallbearers will be David Banes, Chad Strickland, Cody Varnell, Trey Watson, Chet Mauldin and Stan Watts.
  Person ID	I1716	The Road to Ethel
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Lewis E TARVER,   b. 15 Apr 1904, La Salle Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 5 Nov 1971, Urania, La Salle Parish, Louisiana  (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dezzie TARVER (nee SMITH),   b. 13 Jun 1908, Louisiana ,   d. Jan 1987, Urania, La Salle Parish, Louisiana  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jack WELLS,   b. 29 Jul 1918,   d. 11 May 1988  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Y  [2]
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jun 1925 - Urania, La Salle Parish, Louisiana Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - La Salle Parish, Louisiana Died - 17 Feb 2015 - West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Buried - - Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] FindAGrave.com, Memorial #9294326. Mildred Elaine Tarver Wells BIRTH: 10 Jun 1925 Urania, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA DEATH: 17 Feb 2015 (aged 89) West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA BURIAL: Beech Creek Church Cemetery Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA MEMORIAL ID: 9294326 FAMILY MEMBERS Spouse: Jack Wells 1918–1988 [S72] Hixson Brothers Web Site, (Name: Hixson Brothers Funeral Home; Location: Jena, LA; Date: 2015;), M Tarver Wells page. Name: Mildred Elaine Wells Gender: Female Death Age: 89 Birth Date: 10 Jun 1925 Birth Place: Urania, LaSalle, Louisiana, USA Death Date: 17 Feb 2015 Obituary Date: 19 Feb 2015 Spouse: Jack Wells Children: Anna Beth Parents: Lewis and Dezzie Smith Tarver Siblings: Jena; Madeline T. Watson; Orvis H. Watson of Columbia, LA [S115] 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule [database with images], U.S. Bureau of the Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: Washington, DC;), Census Place: Beat 4, Lincoln County, MS; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 14; FHL microfilm: 2340891. Name: Sam Tarver [Sam Barrer] Birth Year: abt 1897 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Mississippi Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Beat 4, Lincoln, Mississippi, USA Map of Home: View Map Dwelling Number: 210 Family Number: 230 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at first Marriage: 19 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: No Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General farm Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Household Members: Sam Tarver 33 Betsie Tarver 38 Jim Tarver 12 Leona Tarver 10 Elmer Tarver 8 Minnie M Tarver 6 Clem Tarver 3 Mary Tarver 2 [S115] 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule [database with images], U.S. Bureau of the Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: Washington, DC;), Census Place: Ward 2, La Salle Parish, LA; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5. Name: Louis E Tarver Birth Year: abt 1904 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Mississippi Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Police Jury Ward 2, La Salle, Louisiana, USA Street address: Lone Setar Highway 165 Dwelling Number: 7 Family Number: 7 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 10 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at first Marriage: 20 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Laborer Industry: oil field Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Veteran: Yes Household Members: Louis E Tarver 26 Dizzie Tarver 21 Mildred E Tarver 5