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Death of Osborne E. Wells, 84

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.

New photos added to 'Ancestors' photo gallery

New photos of ancestors' headstones have been provided, courtesy of Evelyn Long.

Evelyn's maiden name is Evelyn Carolle Douglas, and her father was Harold Eugene Douglas and mother Mary Lee Bell.

For the photos of Anna Carson Bell and Robert McMaster Bell, this is Evelyn's note:

  • These are pictures of the graves of Grandmama and Granddaddy Bell.

Obituary for Harold Eugene Douglas Jr

The obituary below was copied from "The State," a South Carolina newspaper, dated Oct. 4, 2009.

WINNSBORO — Funeral services for Harold Eugene Douglas, Jr., age 87, will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church, conducted by The Reverend Walt Ballenger. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5, at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to Gordon Memorial UMC, Regency Hospice, or to the charity of one’s choice.

Harold Eugene Douglas, Jr. passes

This note from Evelyn Long today:

Harold Jr died this morning at about 8:30. 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, SC. Burial will be on Oct. 6 at the First Baptist Church cemetery.

Harold Jr. was born on March 12, 1922.

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

Evelyn Long's maiden name is Evelyn Carolle Douglas, sister of Harold Eugene Douglas Jr.

We've made it to Cyndi's List


The Douglas Family Tree site has applied for, and been granted, a listing spot on Cyndi's List, the most prestigious genealogical listing site on the Internet.­

Here's the link on Cyndi's List.

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