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Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" Wells

Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" Wells[1]

Female 1912 - 2010  (97 years)

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  • Name Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" Wells 
    Born 13 Sep 1912  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 May 2010  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8039  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells,   b. 20 May 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1939, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Nannie Belle Palmer,   b. 23 Nov 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1952, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 11 Feb 1893  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Taft Stanford,   b. 27 Oct 1908, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1970, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
    +1. David Thomas Stanford,   b. 1 May 1940,   d. 1 Sep 1963  (Age 23 years)
     2. Elizabeth Ann Stanford,   b. 8 Nov 1947,   d. 1 Sep 1963  (Age 15 years)
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F3787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Nan E. Wells
    Nan E. Wells
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    Nannie Elizabeth Wells Stanford
    Nannie Elizabeth Wells Stanford
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    Documents
    Obituary of Peter Thomas Wells
    Obituary of Peter Thomas Wells
    WellsPeterThomasObitTheBeeNov18,1939.jpg
    Wells Info 4
    Wells Info 4
    J. Barber

  • Sources 
    1. [S42] Obituary.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94813026.
      Nannie Elizabeth 'Pete' Wells
      Birth: 1. 13 Sep 1912,Callands, Pittsylvania, Va
      Death: May 19, 2010, Virginia
      Obit
      Mrs. Nannie Wells Stanford, 97, went to be with her Lord on May 19, 2010 at Smith Mountain Lake Retirement Village. Mrs Stanford formerly lived at Cherokee Court in Martinsville, VA. She was employed at Belks Department Store in Martinsville. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Martinsville and a member of the Placid Mitchell Sunday School Class.
      She is survived by sister Frances Wells Mills of Danville, VA, a granddaughter Lori (Tim) Hairfield of Moneta, VA and great grandson Landon Hairfield of Moneta. She is predeceased by husband David Taft Stanford, son David Thomas Stanford, daughter Elizabeth Ann Stanford, brothers Leslie S Wells, William E Wells, Curtis W Wells, S Thomas Wells, Eugene Herman Wells and sisters Annie Maude Jefferson, Hattie Blanche Holland, Algie Lea Parrish and Nora Virginia Turner. Dr Denis Knight and Reverend John Fulcher conducted the funeral service on May 21, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Martinsville. The arrangements were by Collins-McKee-Stown Funeral Home in Martinsville. Pallbearers were Robert Canupp, John Dyches, W Hugh Haygood, Jimmy Minter, John Pedigo, A L Schilbe, Jr, Kenneth Holland, Clarence Holland, Bill Jefferson, Kermit Parrish, Joe Wells, Gerald Wells, Gene Wells and Robert Wells. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery in Martinsville.

      The two children of David and Nannie Stanford, David Thomas Stanford and Elizabeth Ann Stanford, were killed in a tragic automobile accident on September 1, 1963.
      Parents:
      Peter Thomas Wells (1866 - 1939)
      Nannie Bell Palmer Wells (1874 - 1952)
      Spouse:
      David Taft Stanford (1908 - 1970)*
      Children:
      David Thomas Stanford (1940 - 1963)*
      Elizabeth Ann Stanford (1947 - 1963)*
      David Wray Stanford (1962 - 1992)*
      Siblings:
      Leslie Stone Wells (1893 - 1977)*
      Annie Maude Wells Jefferson (1894 - 1954)**
      Hattie Blanche Wells Holland (1897 - 1987)*
      Algie Lee Wells Parrish (1900 - 1979)*
      William Edward Wells (1902 - 1925)*
      Curtis Whitfield Wells (1905 - 1960)*
      Nora Virginia Wells Turner (1907 - 1988)*
      Samuel Thomas Wells (1910 - 2002)*
      Nannie Elizabeth Wells Stanford (1912 - 2010)
      Eugene Herman Wells (1915 - 2007)*
      Sally Frances Wells Mills (1919 - 2011)*
      Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry Co., VA
      Find A Grave Memorial# 94813026
      The two children of David and Nannie Stanford, David Thomas Stanford and Elizabeth Ann Stanford, were killed in a tragic automobile accident on September 1, 1963. Also killed in the accident were Pamela Moore Stanford, the wife of David Thomas Stanford, and David Leslie Hooker, the driver of the vehicle. The accident was caused by the negilence of the driver of the other vehicle.