Nellie F. Wells Jones Obituary (1910

Mrs. Nellie F. Wells Jones, age 102, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on Nov. 5, 1910 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Ira A. and Maude Mae King Wells. She had resided all of her life in Madison and attended school there. She was united in marriage on June 30, 1951 in Versailles, Indiana to Alfred E. Jones. She began a career in 1942 with Civil Service at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Madison. She worked from 1945-1951 at the U.S. Shoe Factory in Madison. She also worked for the U.S. Census Bureau in Jeffersonville from 1959-1961. Nellie retired in 1973 from the Jefferson Proving Ground as the pressure gauge specialist. Nellie attended the First Baptist Church in Madison where she was a member of the Maranatha Sunday School Class. She was a 64 year member of the Madison VFW Post 1969 Auxiliary; a charter member for 73 year of the Rebekah Lodge No. 624 in Madison and a member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program since 1973. Nellie was a very Patriotic devoted woman and enjoyed the care and love shown to her by her caregivers and friends. Nellie died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 8:05 p.m. at 1746 Woods Street in Madison Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Nellie will be missed by her sister: Mary Lou Sams of Effingham, Illinois; her half-brother: Joe Wells of Las Vegas, Nevada; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira A. and Maude Mae King Wells; her husband, Alfred E. Jones died, Sept. 20, 1956; her brothers, Augustine Wells died, Aug. 30, 1928; Paul Nelson Wells died, October 8, 2009; her sister, Lula Gruner died, August 30, 1996; her half-sister, Margaret Whittingham; her half-brother, Donald Wells. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., by the Rev. Brian Teater, Rev. Randy Crutchfield at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana . Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery in downtown Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Nellie F. Wells Jones, please click here to visit our sympathy store.