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IN MEMORIAM: Nelson A. Wells Sr., 93;

WWII Vet Retired From City Government

Nelson A. Wells Sr.

ONEONTA – Nelson Alfred Wells Sr., 93, a World War II veteran who then settled in Oneonta, went home to be with his Lord April 29, 2019, at  Fox Nursing Home.

He was born in North Clymer, in Chataqua County, the son of the late Anna (Ingram) and Alfred T. Wells.  He married Lena Belle Martin on Aug. 29, 1943 and had a blessed marriage of 73 years.

During the Second World War, a ham radio operator in the Army Air Corps, he served on Okinawa in the Pacific Theater.

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