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Mary Ellen "May" Marlowe[1]

Female 1918 - 2012  (93 years)


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  • Name Mary Ellen "May" Marlowe 
    Born 19 May 1918  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Apr 2012  Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8650  My Reynolds Line | Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2015 

    Father Peyton Christopher Marlowe,   b. 16 Jan 1882, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1955, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Holley,   b. 22 Jul 1881, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1961, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F2845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clarence Hugh Wells,   b. 23 Nov 1916, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1994, Martinsville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Last Modified 12 May 2014 
    Family ID F518495916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    David Marlowe Family (1891)
    David Marlowe Family (1891)
    Mary Ellen Wells (nee Marlowe)
    Mary Ellen Wells (nee Marlowe)
    marlow.jpg

    Headstones
    Headstone for May Wells (nee Marlowe) and Clarence H. Wells
    Headstone for May Wells (nee Marlowe) and Clarence H. Wells
    hs8650MayMarloweClarenceHWells.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com.
      Birth: May 19, 1918, Pittsylvania Co., Va.
      Death: 23 Apr 2012, Martinsville, Henry Co., Va.
      Daughter of Payton Christopher Marlowe and Mary Ann Holley and the wife of Clarence Hugh Wells
      Obit Mae M. Wells
      Died Monday, April 23, 2012
      The funeral for Mae Marlowe Wells, 93, of Martinsville, who died April 23, 2012, at her home, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McKee-Stone Funeral Home in Martinsville. The Rev. Dean Ashby will officiate, and burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday. She was born in Pittsylvania County on May 19, 1918, to Payton Christopher Marlowe and Mary Ann Holley Marlowe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Hugh Wells; three sisters, Latisha Rea, Rosa Mitchell and Fannie Marlowe; and two brothers, Coleman Marlowe and Curtis Marlowe. She was a member of Chatham Heights Christian Church. Surviving are a daughter, Frances Stanley of Ridgeway; a son, Jamie Wells of Martinsville; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
      Parents:
      Payton Christopher Marlowe (1882 - 1955)
      Mary Ann Holley Marlowe (1881 - 1961)
      Spouse: Clarence Hugh Wells (1916 - 1994)
      Siblings:
      Rosa Lee Marlow Mitchell (1906 - 1983)
      Fannie Love Marlowe (1913 - 2007)*
      Mary Ellen Marlowe Wells (1918 - 2012)
      Burial: Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Henry Co., VA
      Find A Grave Memorial# 89093530