Fern Opal Wells

1919 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Fern Opal Wells
  Born	18 May 1919	Campo, Colorado
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Mar 2011  [1]
  Buried	Sandia Memory Gardens Cemetery, Bernalillo County, New Mexico   [2]
  Person ID	I407103	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Verner Osmond Wells,   b. 1 Aug 1893,   d. 16 Feb 1970  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Birthena Eunice Alice Grabeal,   b. 14 Oct 1897,   d. 24 Feb 1990  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F161695	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hulia Wilford Hankla,   b. 21 Feb 1915, Hansford, Texas ,   d. 16 Apr 1979  (Age 64 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1938	Cimarron County, Oklahoma   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Myrna Elane Hankla,   b. 21 Jul 1942, Hartley County, Texas  (Age 82 years)   2. Tanda Hankla
  Family ID	F161692	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, Albuquerque Journal (NM), 22 Mar 2011. HANKLA -- Fern Opal Hankla , 91 , a resident of Albuquerque since 1959 , born May 18, 1919 in Campo, CO died on Sunday, March 20, 2011. She is survived by her daughters, Myrna Keilman of Pfugerville, TX and Tanda Beck and husband William of Albuquerque , NM; grandchildren, Tommie Coleman and husband Wade of Granger, TX, Glenda Barina and husband Emmit of Flower Mound, TX, Bobby Keilman of Pflugerville, TX, Gay Ellis and husband Wade of Baton Rouge, LA, and Renea Kempf and husband Nathan of Albuquerque , NM; three great-grandchildren, Will, Nathan and Lilly; sister, Ruth Waldrop of Knoxville, TN. along with numerous nieces, nephews and loving friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Wilfred Hankla in 1978. Fern was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Her greatest joy in life was her faith, family, and friends. Fern was a great inspiration and beloved by all who knew her. On Thursday, March 24, 2011 friends are invited to visit with Fern 's family from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at French ~ Lomas Chapel with funeral service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Fern will be laid to rest beside her husband at Sandia Memory Gardens. Please visit our online guestbook for Fern at www.RememberTheirStory.com FRENCH 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 67295373). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Wilfred Hankla Event Type Marriage Event Date 01 Jun 1938 Event Place , Cimarron, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 23 Birth Year (Estimated) 1915 Spouse's Name Fern Wells Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1919 Page 7 "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9732-34697-50?cc=1709399 : accessed 26 September 2015), 2208229 (004533072) > image 613 of 916; county courthouses, Oklahoma.