Death of Osborne E. Wells, 84
28 December 2009 - 8:49:14pm

Harold E. Wells, 84, died just after midnight on Dec. 19, 2009 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Below is the obituary.

Osborne E. Wells Jr.
Dec. 19, 2009

Osborne E. Wells, Jr., 84, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Heritage Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home, with Dr. Tom Rousseau officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m.

A native of Bath, S.C., he was the son of the late Osborne E. Wells, Sr. and Hattie Bell Harmon Wells. He was a longtime resident of Shelbyville; a retired employee of Uniroyal; a charter member of Cannon United Methodist Church; past president of the Civitan Club; Scout Master of Troop 390, where he received the Long Rifle Award; and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

A great-grandchild preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Sara Elizabeth Douglas Wells; two sons, Osborne Eugene Wells and Doug Wells, and two daughters, Mary Cathryn Perry and Eve Wells, all of Shelbyville; two brothers, Reuben R. Wells of Dublin, Ga. and George W. Wells of Columbia, S.C.; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Death of Harold Eugene Douglas Jr.
4 October 2009 - 4:09:45pm

This note from Evelyn Long. Evelyn Long's maiden name is Evelyn Carrolle Douglas, sister of Harold Eugene Douglas Jr.:

Harold Jr died this morning. The visitation will be on Monday from 6 - 8.........at Gordon Memorial Methodist Church.
The funeral will be on Tuesday at 4:00 at Gordon Memorial Methodist Church in Winnsboro. Harold Jr. was born on March 12th, 1922.

Tommy, Leslie, Wallace&Jean, Mary Ann and I were with him most of the day yesterday. His granddaughter, Kim, was there all day.

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Death of Jerry Walton Douglas ‎(Sept 7, 1946 - Aug 17, 2009)‎
6 September 2009 - 3:37:01pm

Jerry Walton Douglas passed away on Aug. 17, 2009. Cause of death is thought to be due to the effects of Agent Orange, a chemical widely used in Vietnam to defoliate trees to deprive the enemy of cover during the Vietnam War.

Read his tribute here. Click on "Notes."

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2 August 2009 - 1:48:20am

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Death of Neill Mills Carson, Jr.
14 July 2008 - 11:40:02pm

We have just learned of the death of Neill Mills Carson, Jr. was born December 6, 1922 and died February 4, 2008.

He was the son of Neill Mills Carson Jr. and Ethel Smith.

Carsons 2008 Reunion set for July 26
8 July 2008 - 12:53:24pm

The Carson Family Reunion for 2008 has been set for July 26.

The group will meet at 5:30 p.m. at Mount Pisgah Church in Gastonia, N.C.

Libby Carson Todd said, "No invitations are being sent out this year so a few of us have divided the mailing list up and we're contacting those on our list and only the heads of each family."

Ms. Todd said she is also doing a newsletter, so you have family news, you can send it to either Libby1@carolina.rr.com or to her husband's email address: KTODD1@carolina.rr.com.

"The Carson Clan lost Neill Mills Carson on February 4. Don't know if you knew him but he was the only child of the youngest of the original 13 children. So that's the last of that generation," she said.

Death of Ralph, Robby, Phillip Douglas
23 June 2008 - 3:02:59am

Ralph, Robby, Phillip Douglas, born May 17, 1969, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Pensacola Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.

Ralph, age 39, was the son of James Pryor Douglas Jr., who died Aug. 12, 2003, also in Pensacola.

He was not married.

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27 May 2008 - 3:54:44pm

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