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Dewey Edward Wells Jr.

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Dewey Edward Wells Jr.

Birth
Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, USA
Death
28 Nov 2004 (aged 79)
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Burial
Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Subdivision 6, Lot 41, Space 2
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Services for Dewey Edward Wells, Jr, 79, of Ralls will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at the Ralls First Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd Haddock, Rev. Larry Carson and the Rev. Ken Bevel officiating. Burial will be in the Ralls Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.

He died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at Southwest Regional Medical Complex in Lubbock.

Dewey was born September 1, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dewey Edward, Sr and Betty Mae (Chron) Wells.

On April 23, 1946 he married Margie Rea Moore in Little Rock, Arkansas. She died July 29, 2004.
He was a graduate of Ralls High School and received his bachelor of science degree in agriculture from Texas Tech University. He was a member and deacon of the Ralls First Baptist Church. Dewey was a member of Emma Lodge #931 where he was a 32nd degree Mason and Past Master, the Ralls Order of the Eastern Star where he was a Past Patron, and the order of the Shrine. He was a charter member of the both the Ralls Lions Club and the Ralls Jaycees. Dewey served on the Crosby County fuel board, the PCA board of directors for 30 years and the Ralls Coop Gin Board. Mr. Wells was honored as Ralls Chamber of Commerce Citizen through the years in 1994 and he and his wife were named Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Boll in 2000. He was the first person to be recognized as outstanding alumni of Ralls High School Agriculture Dept. in 1981. He served as a Staff Sgt. in the Army during WWII.

He is also preceded in death by a son; Dwayne Lynn Wells on July 10, 1990.

Survivors include; a son Wayne Wells of Plano, a daughter Sharon Bostick of Brownwood, a brother; Elmer Wells of Ralls, four grandchildren; Mike Bostick of Lubbock, Don Bostick and his wife Stephanie of Brownwood, Lisa Meacham and her husband Justin of Tulsa, OK, Alex Wells of Dallas, and two great grandchildren; Dylan and Dustin Bostick of Brownwood. Serving as casket bearers will be Don Bostick, Mike Bostick, Alex Wells, Dwight Roye and Don Boydstun.
Services for Dewey Edward Wells, Jr, 79, of Ralls will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at the Ralls First Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd Haddock, Rev. Larry Carson and the Rev. Ken Bevel officiating. Burial will be in the Ralls Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls.

He died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at Southwest Regional Medical Complex in Lubbock.

Dewey was born September 1, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dewey Edward, Sr and Betty Mae (Chron) Wells.

On April 23, 1946 he married Margie Rea Moore in Little Rock, Arkansas. She died July 29, 2004.
He was a graduate of Ralls High School and received his bachelor of science degree in agriculture from Texas Tech University. He was a member and deacon of the Ralls First Baptist Church. Dewey was a member of Emma Lodge #931 where he was a 32nd degree Mason and Past Master, the Ralls Order of the Eastern Star where he was a Past Patron, and the order of the Shrine. He was a charter member of the both the Ralls Lions Club and the Ralls Jaycees. Dewey served on the Crosby County fuel board, the PCA board of directors for 30 years and the Ralls Coop Gin Board. Mr. Wells was honored as Ralls Chamber of Commerce Citizen through the years in 1994 and he and his wife were named Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Boll in 2000. He was the first person to be recognized as outstanding alumni of Ralls High School Agriculture Dept. in 1981. He served as a Staff Sgt. in the Army during WWII.

He is also preceded in death by a son; Dwayne Lynn Wells on July 10, 1990.

Survivors include; a son Wayne Wells of Plano, a daughter Sharon Bostick of Brownwood, a brother; Elmer Wells of Ralls, four grandchildren; Mike Bostick of Lubbock, Don Bostick and his wife Stephanie of Brownwood, Lisa Meacham and her husband Justin of Tulsa, OK, Alex Wells of Dallas, and two great grandchildren; Dylan and Dustin Bostick of Brownwood. Serving as casket bearers will be Don Bostick, Mike Bostick, Alex Wells, Dwight Roye and Don Boydstun.


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