OBITUARY: Lyiburn Orion Wells, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 8 April 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Tuesday, 24 Dec 1918, p. 8 WELLS - Died at the residence of his son, 317 East Jackson, December 23, 1918, at 11:15 p.m., Lyiburn Orion Wells, native of Missouri, age 79 years, nine months, 19 days. He has been a resident of Medford for about 20 years. Served in the Civil war in 52nd company Wisconsin, and leaves to mourn his loss Arthur S. Wells of Medford, Jessie Allen of California, Fred Wells of Alabama, Guy and Verne Wells of Nebraska, Bert Wells of Washington and Kittie Smylie of Medford. Funeral services will be held at the Weeks & McGowan chapel Thursday, Dec. 26, 1918 at 2 p.m., Rev. Rhodes officiating. Interment in I.O.O.F. cemetery. Note: The IOOF Cemetery Index lists his first name as Sylburn and his date of birth as 5 Mar 1839.