Home info from Helen Page re the wellman house

 The paper I have seems to say Aunt Leona and mom and dad were joint tenants,  and not tenants in common, with the right of survivorship. I will show this to Chris at lunch today. It is dated 1956.  Also I have the bill for Uncle Dons funeral. It was made out to Charles W. Wellman. Dons name is listed as Don Harold Wellman.  The coffin described as 6/3 Half couch Oxford Grey Silk Interior And Overthrow Ext. HNDLS. Plate Masonic Plate  $150.00.        Outside Wooden Box    10.00.   Embalming. 20.00.  Funeral Car Edward’s 3Way.   18.00.  Grave decorations. 2.00.  Chairs and Delivery. 5.00.  Ambulance Service 5.00.   Personal Services 5.00. Total $215.00. By Government Check  100.00 Veterans Bureau.         Balance $115.00.            Then it goes on to say - Received payment in full from W.H.Wellman on this 24th day of October, 1934.    Carrie B. Vaughn Executrix of the Estate of Frank Vaughn, deceased.     Thank you very much for this settlement.      The funeral must have been in January as the bill is dated Jan. 24,1934.           Looks like Uncle Walt paid the bill.       Interesting account of how they did funeral work then. Mom told me that Dons leg was pretty mangled from the accident; got gangrene , amputated his leg.  He was in Amboy Hospital, wonder if they had antibiotics then? Take care, no more doing the twist(lol).💕Mary Page was Rachel Nears friend. She was related to Esther Conibear as Esther was a Near. Esther’s mother rented our house in Lee Center before Don bought it. Rachel was probably married to Esther’s brother. Uncle Walt’s son is Charles Walter Wellman. He is still living in Streator with his second wife Winnie. I showed the deed to Chris and Kathy. Aunt Leona bought the house and in 1956 and signed it over to Mom and dad. They bought the house during the depression, dad had moved his money he had in the Amboy bank to the Plano bank thinking it would never close. Ended up the Amboy bank didn’t close and Plano did. He had a saving from when he got out of the Navy. Looks like Aunt Leona bought it and they paid her. Probably they decided in ‘56 to get out of her name.   Time now to go to book club💕