Elizabeth L. Wells

Petersburgh – Elizabeth L. Wells, 91, of South Lake Avenue, Troy, NY, died Monday, January 21, 2013, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a brief illness.
Born in Petersburgh, NY, Mrs. Wells was the daughter of the late Ralph Babcock and the late Bessie Weaver Babcock and the wife of the late William Wayne Wells. A 1939 graduate of Hoosick Falls High School, she resided in Schenectady, NY, and Watervliet, NY, before moving to Troy in 1950.
Mrs. Wells was a homemaker and a member of Hope United Methodist Church in Eagle Mills, NY.
Survivors include a son, Glenn Wells of Waterford and his wife Susan Milstrey Wells, and two grandchildren, Victoria Lass of New Orleans, LA, and Raymond Milstrey of Scotia, NY. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Wells’s daughter, Lorraine Wells Lass, preceded her in death in 2001.
The funeral service is at the Bryce Funeral Home, Inc., 276 Pawling Avenue, Troy, on Friday, January 25, at 10 am with Rev. David Martin, pastor of Hope United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Petersburgh. Relatives and friends called at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 7 pm. For the guest book and service directions, visit www.brycefh.com.