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Carolyn A. Wells, 84, of Carson, ND passed away at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital on Sunday, February 6, 2022.

Rosary will be prayed on Friday, February 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. MT at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Carson, ND, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. MT.  Fr. Dennis Schafer will officiate and burial will follow at the Carson Community Cemetery south of Carson, ND.

She was born to Peter E & Anna (Kahl) Miller on January 20, 1938 in Flasher.  She was the oldest of 5.

Carolyn attended grade school & part of high school in Raleigh. She graduated from St Mary's Central Catholic High School in Bismarck & Dickinson State Teacher College. She taught for 2 years at a country school south of Carson when she met a cute cowboy. On November 20, 1957 she married Gene Wells. Together they ranched south of Carson, raised & showed Arabian horses & owned the Dogtooth Inn at Raleigh for 14 years. She also drove school bus for many years. In 2020 they moved to Elgin.

Carolyn was known to be where ever anyone needed a helping hand. She raised her children in St Theresa's Catholic Church in Carson, was the 4-H Leader for all of her kids & was always the first to coordinate projects of fundraisers for the school or 4-H. If other kids needed a ride to an event she was always willing to help. Carolyn was always the coordinator for funeral lunches, either serving or coordinating food later in life. It was always her biggest Tupperware container that she took to every function that needed food. Later when the church had priests from India & her youngest was in religion class, Carolyn would be at the parish house cooking for the week for the priest to pass her time while being in town. She always hoped she could teach the priest to cook but they never had an interest. Carolyn was well known to lead the Rosary at St Theresa's on Sundays.

Carolyn was an excellent cook & was always more than willing to share with others. She sewed for her family & taught her girls to sew. She always crocheted & knitted but in the later years that became her passion, making beautiful blankets to give to others & donate to causes.

Survivors include Gene her husband of 64 years, daughters Jennifer (Michael Hartman), Columbia Falls MT & Barbara (Steve Williams), Billings MT. Sister Emma Dubois (Thayer IL). Brothers: Ken (Jackie), Bismarck, Wilburt (Binky), Belfield, Paul, Raleigh. Grandchildren who were thrilled to spend time on the ranch & feast on Grandma's cooking include: Jeffrey, Jacob & Kaycee Eagleton, Marlin Wells, Katie & Matthew Hartman & Ryan Williams. 5 great grandchildren have also benefited from Carolyn's crochet projects. Preceded in death includes her children Craig, Lisa & Kathy, parents Peter E & Anna Miller.

The family thanks everyone who took time to call, pray & be there for our family.