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Esther Louise Hargrove Wells

Birth	:	20 Feb 1928
Death	:	7 Dec 2020
Burial	:	Maple Grove Cemetery, Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6385994, -92.0681000
Description	:	Esther Louise Hargrove Wells, age 92, died peacefully in her sleep, Monday, December 7, 2020 at her home. She was born the 5th child to Rowland Lynn Hargrove and Carrie Eleanor (nee Scheyli) Hargrove on February 20, 1928. She married Donald Wells June 29, 1947. He proceeded her in death, May 13, 2001. Esther graduated from Milton High School in May 1946. She then attended Parson’s College Summer Session where she earned a temporary war-time teachers’ certificate. She taught the following fall in a rural school, Chicken Ridge, near Cantril, Iowa. Esther and Donald enjoyed working together... Read More	Esther Louise Hargrove Wells, age 92, died peacefully in her sleep, Monday, December 7, 2020 at her home. She was born the 5th child to Rowland Lynn Hargrove and Carrie Eleanor (nee Scheyli) Hargrove on February 20, 1928. She married Donald Wells June 29, 1947. He proceeded her in death, May 13, 2001. Esther graduated from Milton High School in May 1946. She then attended Parson’s College Summer Session where she earned a temporary war-time teachers’ certificate. She taught the following fall in a rural school, Chicken Ridge, near Cantril, Iowa. Esther and Donald enjoyed working together on the farm and nurturing children. In later years, Esther worked as a nurse’s aide for Davis County Hospital, then the next 10 years she was employed by Van Buren County Public Health as a Home Health Aide. She was an active member of the former Milton Grace United Methodist Church until it closed in 2016. Then she became a member of the Keosauqua United Methodist Church. Surviving are four daughters: Diane (David) Bales of Bloomfield, Iowa; Gloria Hirst Smith of Unionville, MO; Barbara Wells of Des Moines, Iowa; and Regina Jo Wells of Milton, Iowa; six grandchildren: Kristi Bales, Eric (Alica) Bales, Kari Jo (Ben) Johns, Gabriel Hirst, Zachary (Tara) Hirst, and Ryan Thornsberry (Seaira Drish); and eight great-grandchildren; Dane, Derek and McKenna Bales; Lauren and Brady Johns, Elyse, Harper, and Isla Hirst. In death, Esther joins her husband Donald; her parents Lynn and Carrie Hargrove; brothers Harold and James; sisters Helen Manka, Ruth Shaddy Wardlow, and Martha Grim; son-in-law Stanley Smith; and granddaughter Courtney Hirst. Due to COVID, there will be no visitation or funeral; this is not how we want it, but we just want to keep everyone safe. The family will have a private burial. Suggestions for memorials are: United Methodist Church, Keosauqua, Maple Grove Cemetery, Cantril, or Sunnyside Cemetery, Milton. Esther was laid to rest on 12/12/20

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Esther Louise Hargrove Wells's memorial is located at: Maple Grove Cemetery, Cantril, Van Buren County, USA.
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Latitude: 40.6385994
Longitude: -92.0681000

Family Members:

Parent

Rowland Lynn Hargrove

(1899 - 1947)

Carrie Eleanor Scheyli Hargrove

(1899 - 1986)

Spouse

Donald Charles Wells

(1925 - 2001)

Siblings

Harold Eugene Hargrove

(1919 - 1982)

Helen Lorraine Hargrove Manka

(1921 - 2007)

Ruth Irene Hargrove Wardlow

(1923 - 2003)

Martha Edna Hargrove Grim

(1926 - 2003)

James William “Jim” Hargrove

(1930 - 2008)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Maple Grove Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6385994, -92.0681000

2. Koellner Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6205700, -92.0694900

3. Mantonye Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6264000, -92.0248000

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Coordinate: 40.6617600, -92.0249800

5. Upton Cemetery
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6. East Home Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6750287, -92.0335088

7. Mount Olive Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5946999, -92.0922012

8. Price Cemetery
Cantril, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6028500, -92.1132000

9. Egypt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6712646, -92.1176147

10. Hoskins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6869011, -92.0344009

11. Phillips Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6472015, -91.9922028

12. South Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6091995, -92.1493988

13. Sunnyside Cemetery
Milton, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6690000, -92.1557000

14. Prairie View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5616700, -92.0578600

15. Stookesberry Cemetery
Milton, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6583607, -92.1668467

16. Providence Church Cemetery
Azen, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5614815, -92.0579605

17. Prall Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6817017, -91.9822006

18. Boston Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7028008, -92.0018997

19. Wiley Cemetery
Mount Sterling, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6369019, -91.9586029

20. Billups Cemetery
Union Township, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5908800, -92.1600800

21. Billups Cemetery
Union Township, Scotland County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5544200, -92.0794100

22. Bethel Cemetery
Keosauqua, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7182999, -92.0246964

23. Oaks Cemetery
Milton, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6797000, -92.1694000

24. Lebanon Cemetery
Lebanon, Van Buren County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7261009, -92.0635986