Ellis County Oklahoma Obits

Mrs Iva Lennington Hull Iva Wells, Daughter of Nathan and Ann Wells was born in Martinsville, Illinois 28 Jun 1880 and passed away at her home 2 miles south of Fargo, Oklahoma, 16 Aug 1948, being 68 years and 18 days of age. She was united in marriage with Albert Lennington in Illinois and to this union 10 children were born, two of whom preceded her in death. Mr Lenningtom died in September of 1914. In August of 1933 she was united in marriage with Bert Hull at Woodward, Oklahoma and since that time they have made their home on the homestead south of Fargo. She was baptized into the Methodist church. Surviving are the husband of the home, eight children: Guy Lennington of Fargo, Mrs Nellie Corwin of Los Angeles, Calif., Jessie Lennington of the home, Mrs Osie Gebhart of Wichita, Kansas,Grace Lennington of the home, Mrs R. J. Wilson of Woodward, Mrs Mike Schultz of Fargo and Arthur Lennington of Kendall, Kansas: two step-children, Mrs Clinton Hardesty of Fargo, and Mrs Ruth Collins of Canadian,Texas: 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs John Angle of Sumner, Ill, and Mrs Nellie Osborne of Oklahome City and one brother, Jim Wells of Martinsville, Ill. Services were held Thursday afternoon, 19 August, 1948 at 2:30 at the Armstrong Funeral Home with Rev D. Allen Polen officiating. Burial was made in the Fargo cemetery. Transcribed and submitted by: Larry Wells NOTE: Iva Bell Wells married first, Thomas R. Tingley on 22 Apr 1896, in Clark County, Illinois and Guy (1899 - 1975) was the result of this marriage. Guy was raised as a Lennington and never knew that he was a Tingley. Iva was my great-aunt