In Memory Of Betty Faye Wells

6th August 1930 – 16th July 2012

This obituary was created in the memory of Betty Faye Wells, born in White Town, SC on the 6th August 1930 and passed away on the 16th July 2012, 81 years of age.

Full Name: Betty Faye Wells

Born: 6th August 1930

Passed Away: 16th July 2012

Age: 81 years of age

Country: The United States

Birth Place: White Town, SC

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This obituary was created by Mrs. B on 17 Jul 2012

WELLS, "Betty Faye", Betty Faye Wells, 81. Betty Faye Wells passed away Monday afternoon, July 16th. Betty Faye was born in White Town, South Carolina, on August 6, 1930. She was a woman of spunk, and humor. She married W.T. Wells on Valentine's Day in 1948. She was a young bride at 17 marrying a man 11 years her senior, but she didn’t let the age difference intimidate her.

She decided early in her marriage that she wanted to earn her own income and went to beauty school in Augusta, GA. Shortly after establishing herself as a Beautician, she opened Betty Faye’s Beauty Shop as a business on the back of her home. The fact that she was able to balance a career of her own while raising three children was a feat in those days. Her shop served as more than just a place to have your hair done, it was also a place for friendship, and community.

Betty Faye was a hard working woman. She rarely sat down for more than two minutes at a time. She certainly did not eat the bread of idleness. She was constantly cooking, cleaning, or canning something. She loved to bake and often made goodies for friends and relatives. Betty Faye loved caring for others and at one point volunteered with the EMS to help those in need. She also chose to serve friends and loved ones in death by preparing them for viewings. She considered it a final act of love for that person and stepped up to fill a need that not just anyone would fill. Even though Betty Faye spent her entire life living in a small area, she loved to travel.

She travelled to Spain to visit her daughter’s family while they were stationed abroad and took many a guided bus tour to various cities within the U.S. with her sister, Helen. She also spent many a summer camping at Myrtle Beach with her children and grandchildren. She was also a bit mischievous. After being pranked by a friend she returned the favor in kind by baking some donughts as a gift to the prankster. Unbeknownst to the recipient those donughts had a special filling of cotton coil (a product only found in beauty salons).

Betty Faye’s sense of humor was also clearly shown when during one family Easter egg hunt she wore a straw hat with a goose on it; a two foot tall goose of the plastic variety. Betty Faye also loved music. She loved singing in the choir at her church and had a strong faith in the Lord. She was one amazing lady, a strong matriarch to a loving family, and she will be sorely missed. Betty Faye is survived by her husband, W. T. Wells, her three children Frances, Thomas, and John, four grandchildren, six great grandchildren (so far), and an entire close knit community of loving relations and friends.

Mrs. B has taken the time to prepare this thoughtful memorial to the memory of Betty Wells, and wishes now to give a friend or family member an opportunity to contribute as well by, for example, upgrading this memorial, to enable their leaving virtual candles and flowers, permit guest posting, post videos, life timeline, a family tree and more! Upgrading allows family and friends to contribute to the memorial to create a living and dynamic tribute to Betty, which will help ensure that Betty's memory lives on in our hearts for years to come, until we meet again. Your contribution will be acknowledged on the memorial, unless you choose to remain anonymous. » more information

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