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Information for James Potter Welbourn
24 July, 1865
11 June, 1943
The Caldwell News-Tribune
Saturday, 12 June, 1943
Contributed by Dennis McIndoo


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Note - Obituary transcribed as published.
James surname is actually spelled Welbourn.

 

J. P. Wellbourn
Dies in Parma
Friday Evening


     James Potter Wellbourn passed away at his home in Parma yesterday evening.  He was born in Yorkshire, England, on July 24, 1865, and came to the United States at the age of 17.  He was naturalized at the age of 21 and lived for several years with his parents in North Dakota before moving to Parma, where he has lived for the last 41 years.
     Survivors are his wife, Alice Wellbourne, of Parma; four daughters, Blanche R. Sabin of Wenatchee, Wash.; Beulah Sabin of Wilder, Olive C. Birth of Salem, Ore., and Jessie M. Ford of Parma; two sons, Robert H. Wellbourn and Richard W. Wellbourn of Parma, and nine grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 15, at the Community church in Parma, under the direction of Rev. Fred Hall and Rev. Jackson.  Interment will be at the Parma cemetery.