Margaret Falls Wells

Margaret F. Wells of Chestertown died at home on September 19, 2023. That’s the end, but the tale begins on November 17, 1950, when a little girl was born to Don T. Falls, Jr. and Clara Lausterer Falls of Chestertown, Maryland. Margaret attended Chestertown Elementary and High schools, graduated from the Charles E. Ellis School for Girls in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania and received a degree in Secondary Education, Geography and Social Science from Salisbury State College. While serving in the U.S. Army, she met a Floridian named Rick and they eventually married in West Berlin, Germany where they were stationed. When they returned to the U.S., Margaret received her Master of Library Science from Florida State University and they settled in Orlando, Florida. Margaret was kind. She thought about others and was always willing to help. She was a reader and gatherer of information that she would then share with others. You could see this early on when she spent summers as a lifeguard ensuring the safety of others and as a Water Safety Instructor, teaching swimming to kids and adults. Margaret worked for 30 years as a public librarian most of it at Orlando Public Library. Much of that time was spent in the children’s department. Margaret believed that reading is essential to everyone, young and old. She believed in the importance of children’s literature and shared it through story programs for children and workshops for parents and adults working with children. With a keen interest in sharing reading to all, she tutored many students through the Adult Literacy League. She trained tutors, was a founding member of the Tutor Support Committee and always had tutor tips to share. In 2007, she returned to Chestertown with her husband. She worked at USA Fulfillment, was a book club member, a volunteer at Kent County Library and a tutor at Kennard Elementary and Garnet Elementary schools. She is survived by her husband Richard Wells, her brother William Falls (Lisa), her sister Patricia Carter, her nieces Kaitlin Falls and Carolyn Carter and her step-nephews Kyle Lindstrom (Kelly) and Corey Lindstrom. Please join us on Sunday, October 8 from 1 -3 p.m. at Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, Maryland 21620 for sharing food, drink and stories of Margaret’s life. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Adult Literacy League, 2221 Lee Rd. Ste. 18, Winter Park, FL 32789 (adultliteracyleague.org). The tale is done. That’s all there is. There isn’t… any… more.