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Birth	:	13 Nov 1919 Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	12 Feb 2012 Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.5091960, -80.8764980
Description	:	ORANGEBURG - A funeral service for Frances Colvin Wells of Orangeburg, S.C., will be conducted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jerome C. Wells and the Rev. Sean Sawyers officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are conducted by Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. Mrs. Wells, the widow of the late Dr. James L. Wells, Sr., died on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at her home. Born in Dorchester County, she was the daughter of the late William Jerome and Lillian Sipple Colvin and was raised in Holly Hill, S.C. She graduated... Read More	ORANGEBURG - A funeral service for Frances Colvin Wells of Orangeburg, S.C., will be conducted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jerome C. Wells and the Rev. Sean Sawyers officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are conducted by Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. Mrs. Wells, the widow of the late Dr. James L. Wells, Sr., died on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at her home. Born in Dorchester County, she was the daughter of the late William Jerome and Lillian Sipple Colvin and was raised in Holly Hill, S.C. She graduated from Converse College with a degree in English and taught school in Aiken and Chesterfield counties. Mrs. Wells was a founding member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and a member of its building committee. After teaching adult Sunday School classes, she felt called to turn her attention to the Christian education of children and began a consecutive forty-three year teaching commitment to the fourth grade classes of her churches. She had a great and enduring love for Jesus Christ and a heart for teaching His Word to anyone she met. She valued the Scriptures and emphasized the importance of committing its verses to memory. Surviving are two sons, James Leroy Wells, Jr. (Linda) of Orangeburg and Jerome Colvin Wells (Meda) of Cluj, Romania; a brother, William Jerome Colvin, Jr. (Betty) and a sister-in-law, Mildred Colvin of Holly Hill; five grandchildren, Deborah Wells Thompson (Jay) of Columbia, James Leroy Wells, III (Sarah) of Lexington, Samuel Jerome Wells of Columbia, Lauren Ruth Wells of Cluj, Romania, and Savannah Bethany Wells of Cluj, Romanial and five great-grandchildren, Lillian Frances Thompson of Columbia, Annabelle Colvin Thompson of Columbia, Elizabeth Wells Thompson of Columbia, Eve Victoria Wells of Lexington, and James Leroy Wells, IV of Lexington. She was preceded in death by a sister, Edith Colvin Eldridge; and a brother, Martin Calhoun Colvin. Mrs. Wells had a special love of her family and showed that love in every word and deed throughout her life. Pallbearers will be James Leroy Wells, III, Samuel Jerome Wells, Jay Thomas Thompson, Julius E. Eldridge, M. Calhoun Colvin, Jr., and William Jerome Colving III. The family will receive visitors at the home, 198 Club Acres. Memorials may be made to Trinity Presbyterian Church, 975 Willington Drive, Orangeburg, SC 29118 or to the Benn Lippen School, 7401 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29203. PUBLISHED IN THE STATE NEWSPAPER ON FEBRUARY 14, 2012

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Frances Colvin Wells's memorial is located at: Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, USA.
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Frances Colvin Wells death on 12 Feb 2012 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 33.5091960
Longitude: -80.8764980

Family Members:

Parent

William Jerome Colvin

(1886 - 1965)

Lillian Penton Sipple Colvin

(1885 - 1954)

Spouse

Dr James Leroy Wells

(1917 - 1983)

Siblings

William Jerome Colvin Jr.

(1917 - 2014)

Martin Calhoun “Cal” Colvin

(1927 - 1983)

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