January 25, 1939
Unknown Newspaper

FUNERAL FRIDAY FOR DR. WELLS, COUNTY PIONEER

Pneumonia Victim To Be Buried At Oak Crest

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:30 pm at the First Methodist Church for Dr. J. M. Wells, 64-year-old pioneer Bristow physician who died Wednesday afternoon in a Sapulpa hospital from pneumonia and a heart ailment.

The Rev. J. E. McConnell, pastor of the Methodist Church, and the Rev. W. Leach, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Sullivan's will be in charge.

Dr. Wells, who was born in Livingston, Tenn., December 15, 1875, was married in 1905 to Miss Jeanette McNabb at Aurora, Mo., and was graduated from Vanderbilt University at Nashville in 1909. He moved to the Newby community south of here in the same year and was in private medical practice until 1915 there. He then came to Bristow and had lived here since.

Was Masonic Member.

He is survived by the widow, a daughter and two sons, a brother and four grandchildren, one of whom, Johnny Wells, son of Milton Wells, lives in Lima, Peru. The other three are Sue Ann, Raymond and Edwin Carman of Bristow.

Among relatives from out of town who will attend the funeral rites are his brother Dr. M. H. Wells of Watertown, Tenn., and a niece, Mrs. H. C. Cotton of Parsons, Kan.

Dr. Wells was a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, of the county medical association and the Presbyterian church. He was a past president of the local Rotary club also.

Doctors Pallbearers

Active pallbearers for the services will be H. T. Lammons, John H. West, O. W. Webb, J. W. Riley, Arthur Purdy, Alfred Olson, Stanley Henson and W. H. Juedeman.

Honorary pallbearers will be Drs. W. G. Bisbee, E. W. Reynolds, J. E. Hollis, Charles F. Schrader, E. W. King, O. C. Coppedge, Frank Sisler, O. H. Cowart, all of Bristow; W. P. Longmire, Dr. Mote, Dr. Curry, Dr. Lampton and Dr. Lewis all of Sapulpa; Dr. O. W. Starr, Drumright; Dr. O. S. Coppedge of Depew, and all other members of the Creek county medical association.

Burial will be in Oak Crest Memorial Park here.

[submitted by great-grandson Craig Carman on 22 April 1999, exact newspaper source is unknown, transcribed from a clipping saved by family.]

Source: Creek County Message Board [Jan 2002]