1/12/1925 - 2/5/2020
June Wells age 95, former Portland resident passed away Wednesday
February 5, 2020 at Beech Grove Meadows in Indianapolis. She was born in Jay
County January 12, 1925 the sixth of seven children born to Fred and Mary
Ellen (Chrisman) Councilman. She was married January 6, 1950 to Warren E.
Wells and he preceded her in death on October 27, 1988. June graduated from
Portland High School in 1943. She was retired from CTS in Berne and was
owner of North Port Drive-in and The Bee Hive Restaurant both in Portland.
Surviving are two sons J.C. Wells II (wife Nancy) of Portland and
Matthew Wells (wife Lorenza Ponce) of New York, N.Y., one daughter Whitney
Hudson (husband Brad) of Nashville, TN., Daughter in law Yvonne Wells of
Liberty, IN., Six grandchildren and Five Great grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband Warren E. Wells and son Wyatt Wells.
Services will be Monday February 10, 2020 at 3:00 PM in the
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Memorials can be made to the
Jay County Public Library or Jay County Humane Society.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home; February 7, 2020
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Green Park Cemetery