Wells, Dorris Arlene

1919 - 2014  (95 years)

• Name	Wells, Dorris Arlene
  		Dorris Arlene (Wells) Nickells (1919 - 2014) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  Birth	16 Jun 1919	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	WELL.D001
  _FGRAVE	134770553
  Death	21 Aug 2014	Hillcrest Health Center, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky   [1]
  _MEMR	26 Aug 2014	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	26 Aug 2014	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Nickells, Dorris A.
  Person ID	I9221	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Wells, George Washington,   b. 4 Aug 1893, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Aug 1991 (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Smith, Mattie Blanch,   b. 24 Nov 1898, Illinois d. 7 Jul 1994 (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F4553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nickells, Thomas Joseph,   b. 25 Aug 1904   d. 7 Oct 1967 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Nickells, George   2. Nickells, Bud + 3. Nickells, Monica,   b. 9 Dec 1944, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 21 Mar 1994, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 49 years) + 4. Nickells, Thomas 'Tom' 'T. J.',   b. 10 Mar 1947, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 30 Aug 2019, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jun 1919 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 21 Aug 2014 - Hillcrest Health Center, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky _MEMR - 26 Aug 2014 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 26 Aug 2014 - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Dorris A. Nickells 95, of Island, Kentucky, formerly of Olney, Illinois, died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Owensboro, KY. Dorris Arlene Wells was born June 16, 1919 in Olney, Illinois to the late George Washington and Matte Blanch Smith Wells and retired as the supervisor of medical records at Mercy Hospital in Chicago. She was a member of the Olney Church of Christ and a hand tool leather craftsman, who hand constructed Roy Rogers’ horse saddles. In addition to her parents, Dorris was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Joseph Nickells, and a daughter, Monica Hance. Survivors include three sons, Tom Nickells and wife, Vicki of Olney, George Nickells of Vincennes, Indiana, and Bud Nickells of Island; seven grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and a great great grandson. Burial was in Haven Hill Cemetery, Richland County. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home was in charge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2676] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Nickells, Dorris A., 95, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134770553/dorris-arlene-nickells), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2677] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Nickells, Dorris A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134770553/dorris-arlene-nickells), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2679] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wells, Mattie Smith, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59981110/mattie-blanch-wells) (Reliability: 2).