Wells, Helen L(Shores)              wife of Willard Dale

Burial Date: 2015,  09/16     Age: 92      Lot: 009 D

TOPEKA – Helen L. (Shores) Wells, 92, formerly of Nickerson, was called home peacefully with family beside her on Sept. 13, 2015, at the Peggy Kelly House in Topeka. Helen was born in Sterling, to Leo and Mary “May” Shores on Jan. 28, 1923. She attended a country school before graduating from Nickerson High at the age of 16. She went on to earn a business degree from Adele Hale Business College in Hutchinson. Although she enjoyed bookkeeping and working at the Nickerson Elementary School and High School, she enjoyed her work at church the most. Through the years she served as a church board member, Sunday school superintendent, Sunday school teacher, deaconess, musician and on various committees. Helen also enjoyed her membership in the Cameo Club, SS Club, Order of the Eastern Star and Women’s Fellowship Group.

On March 30, 1942, Helen married the love her of life, W. Dale Wells, in Lamar, Mo. As a couple, the two enjoyed numerous activities with clubs and organizations, community involvement, close friendships with card parties, picnics, and barbecues and potluck dinners. While Dale was the extrovert, Helen loved baking bread to take to the elderly, calling on shut-ins and supporting Dale.

She is preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and a brother.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation or Grace Hospice in Topeka.

Birth:	Jan. 28, 1923 Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
Death:	Sep. 13, 2015 Topeka Shawnee County Kansas, USA
Obituary: Hutchinson, KS News, Sept. 15, 2015 Married March 30, 1942, in Lamar, MO Longtime Nickerson, KS residentFamily links: Parents: Leo Shores (____ – 1971) Mary Virginia Tate Shores (____ – 1979)Spouse: W. Dale Wells (____ – 2001)
Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA
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Created by: mcr Record added: Sep 15, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 152327368