Harry Shearer Wells |
| Posted 2009-07-14 by Sharla |
| The Wickenburg Sun the week of May 5, 2004 Harry Shearer Wells, age 80, of Show Low and Wickenburg, passed away on April 25, 2004 surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 7, 1923 in Evanston, Ill., the son of Viola Shearer and Harry Lumm Wells. Harry married Kathleen (Teen) Lewis in Los Angeles, Calif. on March 25, 1944, whom he met in 1937 when the two families traveled to Europe on the ocean liner H.M.S. Antonia. Before and after World War II, he was a business major at Northwestern University and belonged to the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Harry served in the Army Tank Destroyer Corps, and then transferred to the Army Air Corps where he was a navigator on B-24s flying out of England. He flew 24 missions, receiving two Air Medals and a Certificate of Valor. After the war, he and his wife settled in Santa Barbara, Calif., where they raised their children. Harry served as Treasurer of the Santa Barbara Dodger Farm Club, and as president of Santa Barbara North Rotary Club. In 1977 he and his wife moved to Arizona where he continued real estate investment and home building until multiple sclerosis forced his retirement in 1978. Harry is survived by his wife of 60 years, Kathleen; son Dana (Linda) Wells of Rio Vista, Calif.; daughter, Laurie H. Wells of Phoenix; granddaughters, Shelly Wells (Michael) Frank of Seattle, Wash., Courtney Tindall of Fairfield, Calif.; two great-grandchildren, Tony D. Frank and Brittany Tindall; two brothers, David H. (Peggy) Wells and Richard G. (Virginia) Wells, all of Milwaukee, Wisc. He was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Sidney Craig. Friends may make donations in Harry's name to a charity of their choice. Owens Mortuary of Show Low handled the arrangements. See www.owensmortuary. com to sign an online guest brook or to leave condolences for the family. ~~~~~~~~~~~ The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona - 04/30/2004 Harry Shearer Wells, 80, of Show Low and Wickenburg died April 25, 2004 surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 7, 1923 in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Viola Shearer and Harry Lumm Wells. Harry married Kathleen (Teen) Lewis in Los Angeles, California March 25, 1944, whom he met in 1937 when the two families traveled to Europe on the oceanliner H.M.S. Antonia. Before and after World War II, he was a business major at Northwestern University and belonged to the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Harry served in the Army Tank Destroyer Corps, and then transferred to the Army Air Corps where he was a navigator on B24's flying out of England. He flew 24 missions, receiving two Air Medals and a Certificate of Valor. After the war, he and his wife settled in Santa Barbara, California where they raised their children. Harry served as Treasurer of the Santa Barbara Dodger Farm Club, and as president of Santa Barbara North Rotary Club. In 1977 he and his wife moved to Arizona where he continued real estate investment and home building until multiple sclerosis forced his retirement in 1978. Harry is survived by his wife of 60 years, Kathleen; son, Dana (Linda) Wells of Rio Vista, California; daughter, Laurie H. Wells of Phoenix; granddaughters, Shelly Wells (Michael) f rank of Seattle, Washington, Courtney Tindall of Fairfield, California; two great-grandchildren, Tony D. Frank and Brittany Tindall; two brothers, David H. (Peggy) Wells, and Richard G. (Virginia) Wells, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Sidney Craig. Friends may make donations in Harry's name to the charity of their choice. Owens Mortuary of Show Low handled the arrangements. See www.owensmortuary.com to sign an online guest book or to leave condolences for the family. |
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