Marion G. Wells

Wells Jr., to whom she was married from 1973 until his death in 2003, were active supporters of the Republican Party, giving millions of dollars to conservative causes and organizations for decades.

[13][11][12] In addition to Heritage, she served on the board of directors of the Capital Research Center, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the Cleveland Clinic Florida, and the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.

[15][10][16][17] In 2015, upon the urging of former U.S. attorney general Edwin Meese, she became the Capital Research Center's first trustee emerita after 21 years on the board.

[10] Wells was a Republican political donor, having contributed to George W. Bush, John McCain, Mike Pence, and over 140 other candidates for federal office.

[22][23][24] In 1946, she married John J. Flemm Jr., a United States Navy veteran wounded in the Pacific during World War II.