WELLS. ELLEN MAY - 1940 - 2014 - Ellen May Wells,74, of Hillsborough passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at the Moncton Hospital with her loving family and friends by her side. Ellen was born in Saint John, NB on April 24th, 1940 the daughter of the late Cecil and Georgena (Welling) McWilliam. She attended Moncton High and attended the Moncton Hospital School of Nursing. She worked most of her life at the Scotiabank, Hillsborough Branch, serving as Branch Manager before her retirement. Ellen was a member of the Hillsborough Baptist Church. After her so called retirement she kept busy with several duties and hobbies. She worked with Elections Canada, at the Hopewell Rocks, with H&R Block and was a Senior Goodwill Ambassador. She was involved in many community events and served on the Village Council from 1995-2001 and was awarded for her Dedicated Municipal Service. She was a member of ITC, Toast Masters, Women’s Probus Club of SE NB, Order of the Eastern Star, Fundy Red Hatters Society, and Bicentennial Skating Club. She enjoyed square dancing, ballroom dancing, and geocaching with her husband Bob. She volunteered for the Hillsborough Fashions Gala to raise money for Breast Cancer awareness and participated in the ALS fundraising walk. Ellen loved travelling and had travelled all over the world on many trips with family and friends. She was an avid gardener and played Bridge every Monday. She enjoyed all crafts, scrapbooking, knitting, quilting and clowning. She had a great sense of humor and was just the kind of person you would want to be around. Her family was her life, and she was always talking about her precious grandchildren and all their accomplishments. Ellen was a very special lady who will definitely live on in her legacy and in the hearts of all who knew her. "Only a Smile away." She will be deeply missed by her beloved husband of 52 years, Ralph "Bob" Wells; son, Scott Wells of Hillsborough; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Wells of Quispamsis; and by her cherished grandchildren, Sean, Emma, Stephanie and Corey and their mother, Julie Hopkins of Riverview; brother John McWilliam (Carol) of Woodstock, ON; sister-in-law, Shirley Fenton (Stan) of Hillsborough; nephews, David McWilliam (Melissa) of Oakville, ON and Shayne Fenton (Bonny) of Riverview. She will be missed by many good friends. Besides her parents she was predeceased by an infant son, R. Gordon and son, Stephen.
She will be resting at the Hillsborough Baptist Church (26 Braam St, Hillsborough), with visitation on Friday from 6 to 9pm. The funeral service will be held at the Hillsborough Baptist Church on Saturday, August 16th, 2014 at 2:00pm with Rev. Dean MacDonald officiating. Donations to the ALS Society, Canadian Diabetes Association or to the charity of the donor's choice would be greatly appreciated. Arrangements are in the care of the Albert County Funeral Home, 4130 route 114, Hopewell Cape, NB, E4H-3K2 (506)734-2780 www.albertcountyfh.com