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Submitted: 9/22/21 • Approved: 9/23/21 • Last Updated: 9/26/21 • R458206-G0-S3
1898-1954
Our Father
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Borger News Herald - November 4, 1954
Lyle E. Wells, 56, longtime Borger resident died Wednesday afternoon at the Wichita Falls Hospital.
Wells was born April 12, 1898 in Missouri and was occupied in Borger as a cement finisher.
Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Dale Stevens, Pampa; Mrs. Robert Chadwick, Mrs. Herbert Alexander and Miss Neva Faye Wells, all of Borger; and Mrs. Bob Alexander, Mountain View, Oklahoma.
Other survivors are three sons, William J., Don L. and Roger D. Wells, all of Borger; a sister Mrs. Cora Larramore, Vinita, Okla. and a brother Pearl Wells of Missouri.
The body will be returned to Borger for funeral services. Arrangements are pending.
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Lyle Everett Wells
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1898
Birth Place: Wright, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Employer: Dresser Eng Co
Weight: 170
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Joel Gariepy
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Lyle Everett Wells Self (Head)
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Lyle E. Wells
Death Date: 3 Nov 1954
Death County: Wichita
Certificate: 57825
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Lyle E Wells
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 56
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1898
Birth Place: Missouri
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Death Date: 3 Nov 1954
Death Place: Rural Precinct 1, Wichita, Texas, USA
Father: E J Wells
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