Nora N. Wells, 95, of Baltimore, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, July 6, 2017.
Nora, a longtime Baltimore resident, was born on May 7, 1922, on what is now know as Sheets Road in Fairfield County. After marrying Homer “Doc” Wells on June 26, 1939, in Greenup, Kentucky, they moved to Baltimore in 1951.
Nora went to work with her husband in 1967 at Wells Market, which was located at the corner of Mulberry and North Main streets in Baltimore. Prior to working at Wells Market, she worked at the Reincheld Nursing Home from 1962 to 1964. She also did housecleaning, babysitting, and baked bread that she sold to customers Homer Wells brought to her. She also baked pies for Beulah Church, in Baltimore.
Nora was a member of the Walnut Creek Baptist Church and the Baltimore Senior Citizens Group.
Nora is survived by her children, Sharon Benson and Ron (Fran) Wells; grandchildren, Sean (Reva) Wells, Ronda Rose, DeAnn (Mark) McKenzie, Jeff (Cathy) Benson, and Lisa (John) Lucas; step grandchildren, Rick (Tammie) Magley, Kathy Gaskill, and Roy Gaskill; many great and great-great grandchildren; sisters, Relva Van Buren and Myrtle Doty; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer “Doc” Wells; parents, Homer and Helen (Sharp) Sheets; brothers, Lewis and George Sheets; sister, Edna Mae McCarty; son-in-law, Dale Benson; and granddaughter, Carman Rathbone.
Funeral service for Nora will be held at 1:00 PM Monday at the JOHNSON-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, Baltimore with Pastor Michael McManus officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Baltimore. Family and friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM Sunday at the funeral home.
Donations may be made in memory of Nora to Walnut Creek Baptist Church, 1109 S Main St, Baltimore, Ohio 43105 or FairHoPe Hospice, 282 Sells Rd, Lancaster, Ohio 43130.
Funeral Service
1:00 PM ,Monday, July 10, 2017
Johnson-Smith Funeral Home
207 S Main St. Baltimore, OH 43105
Visitation
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ,Sunday, July 9, 2017
Johnson-Smith Funeral Home
207 S Main St. Baltimore, OH 43105
Visitation
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ,Sunday, July 9, 2017
Johnson-Smith Funeral Home
207 S Main St. Baltimore, OH 43105