Allphin, Violet L.

1928 - 2001  (73 years)

• Name	Allphin, Violet L.
  Birth	17 Apr 1928	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	ALLP.V001
  _FGRAVE	118454062
  Death	26 Jul 2001	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Wells, Violet L.
  		Headstone, Wells, Violet L.
  Person ID	I44866	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Allphin, Clarence Reuben,   b. 1884   d. 1946 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Crain, Esta,   b. 1901   d. 1968 (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F18001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wells, William L.,   b. 17 Sep 1923   d. 1 Nov 2010 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	9 Nov 1946	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 7 months - He : 23 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F16833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Apr 1928 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 9 Nov 1946 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 26 Jul 2001 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Violet Laura Allphin Wells, 83, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in her home. Graveside service in Graceland Cemetery. Violet was born in Clay County on April 17, 1928, daughter of Reuben and Esta Crain Allphin. She and her sister Vera sang together as children and young women, and Violet was a self-taught artist and musician who created oil paintings and quilts and played the guitar and keyboard by ear. She worked at various jobs from a young age, and was a stay-at-home mom to her son and daughter. She was a Cub Scout leader for her son and Girl Scout leader for her daughter, served as room mother and volunteered at her children’s schools. She married William L. Wells on Nov. 9, 1946 in Clay County and he preceded her in death on Nov. 1, 2010. Violet is survived by her son and daughter and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two sisters and a brother. Another sister died in infancy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14623] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wells, Violet L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118454062/violet-l.-wells), none. (Reliability: 2).