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DATE: MONDAY, January 24, 1994                   TAG: 9401240232
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ALTAVISTA                                 LENGTH: Short

OBIT WELLS, ROY LEON

WELLS, Roy Leon, 101, of 512 8th Street, Altavista, died Saturday, January 22, 1994 in the Gretna Health Care Center. he was the husband of the late Eula Simpson Wells. Born May 30, 1892 in Wytheville, he was the son of the late John Jackson and Ella Tunstall Wells. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Altavista, attended the College of William and Mary, and was retired from Altavista Journal as a printer. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of the American Legion Post #232 in Gretna. Mr. Wells was also employed for Norfolk Southern Railway during his earlier years and was a traveling salesman which took him to most of the 48 states. He is survived by one son, John J. Wells of Gretna; one daughter, Carleen W. Yates of Hampton; four grandsons; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son Dr. William T. Wells. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Finch & Finch Funeral Home Chapel by Dr. Roland Johnson and the Rev. Bob Dunn. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery with military honors by VFW Post 4165, DAV Chapter 46 and American Legion Post 232. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the residence of John J. Wells, 205 Franklin Blvd., Gretna. 


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