Ben Manuel Wells

1933 - 2004  (71 years)

• Name	Ben Manuel Wells
  Born	22 Mar 1933	West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jun 2004	Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Wilson Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I141303	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Manuel Wells,   b. 9 Jun 1897, Ohio, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1971, Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ella Louise Seebaugh,   b. 0Jul 1896, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Jan 1980, Newark, Licking County, Ohio, USA  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1919	West Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F44456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Wilson
  Children	1. Barbara Wells
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F59159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Ben M. Wells Jr. March 22, 1933-June 1, 2004 A funeral service for Ben M. Wells Jr., 71, of Newark, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Spring Hills Baptist Church, 1820 Newark-Granville Road, with the Rev. Detective Cliff Biggers and Pastor Jeff Pound officiating. Burial will follow in Wilson Cemetery, followed by a military graveside service. Mr. Wells died June 1, 2004, at the Licking Memorial Hospital. He was born March 22, 1933, in Washington, W.Va., to the late Ben M. and Ella (Seabaugh) Wells Sr. Mr. Wells retired from the Newark Police Department after serving 25 years as a Newark Police Detective. He was a member of Spring Hills Baptist Church, past member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 127, he recently worked for the Licking County Aging Program, and he was a U.S. Air force and Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife, Betty (Wilson) Wells; daughter, Barbara (Ron) Fisher of Granville; two grandsons, Joshua and Jon Fisher, both of Granville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, one brother and one sister preceded him in death. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Brucker & Kishler Funeral Home, 985 N. 21st St., Newark. Contributions may be made to the Police Athletic League, 40 W. Main St., Newark, 43055. To sign an online guestbook, please visit www.brucker-kishlerfuneralhome.com and click guestbook/obituary.