His death certificate records Benjamin Monroe Wells, age 69 years 4 months 9 days, born 10 Mar 1873 in Menifee Co., Ky, died 10 July 1942 at Mary Chiles Hospital, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky, residence Ebon, Morgan Co., Ky, married, husband of Mrs. Mary Wells, farmer, father John Wells, mother’s maiden name Martha Pierce, both born in Kentucky, cause of death cerebral apoplexy due to hypertension, informant C. C. Wells, Hazard, Ky, burial in Dan, Ky.

Her obituary in the Middletown Journal of Feb. 16, 1984 reported:

“Mrs. Mary M. Wells, 98, of 2401 S.Sutphin St., died Thursday at 12:05am at Middletown Regional Hospital.

A native of Morgan County, Ky., Mrs. Wells came to Middletown in 1944, two years after the death of her second husband, Benjamin Wells. Mrs. Wells was the oldest member of the Breiel Boulevard Church of God and an active member of the Dorcas Circle quilters. Her work in cutting patches and stitching them together for the quilting society despite her arthritis was the subject of a Journal feature story in September.

Survivors include two sons, Caleb Easterling of Eldorado, Ohio, and Leon Wells of Naples, Fla.; a daughter, Mrs. Alma Roe of Neptune, N.J.; a stepson, Dorsey Wells of Morrow; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a brother, John Sexton of Middletown.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 10pm at Breittenbach-McCoy Funeral Home, the Rev. J.Herschel Caudill officiating. Burial will be at Woodside Cemetery.”