Mr. William Wells

Funeral services for Mr. William “Bill” Wells, 81, of the Woods Community of Panola County, Texas will be 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Green and Rev. Rodney Puryear officiating. Family visitation will be two hours prior to the service from 2-4:00 p.m. Burial will follow in the Woods Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Mr. Wells died September 24, 2013 in Carthage, Texas. Mr. William Donald “Bill” Wells was born March 15, 1932 in Cleveland, Texas. He was one of five children born to the marriage of Sherman Dudley and Faye Irene Dovall Wells. He was raised and schooled in Cleveland, graduating from Tarkington Prairie Schools and received his Bachelors from Sam Houston State University. Bill was owner and operator of Lufkin Supply retiring in 1995. He married Patricia Rue Pitts February 2, 1995 and they celebrated 18 years of marriage. Mr. Wells was a longtime member of the Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Lufkin and later the Woods New Hope Baptist Church. Bill was an equestrian enthusiast and cutting horses were his love. He was a member of the American Quarter Horse Assoc., American Cutting Horse Assoc., and National Cutting Horse Assoc. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Gayle “Jim” , Sherman Kenneth and Roy Donald Wells, son, William Donald “Clint” Wells, Jr., Joe Ben Ritter and son-in-law, Donald Squier. Mr. Wells is survived by his loving wife, Pat Wells of Woods Community, children, Amber Carole Squier of Cleveland, Harriet Ann Modisette of Granbury, Cleve Donald Wells and wife Jana of Burleson, Delinda Lee Wells of Joshua, Blake Ritter and wife Janet of Paxton, sister, Dolly Wells Dill of Cleveland, sisters-in-law, Doris Wells of Eunice, LA, Nicki Wells of Pensacola, FL, grandchildren, Eric, Shelley, Kyle, Kaci, Tyler, Jennifer, Rylee, Presley, Josh and Zack, six great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Serving as pallbearers will be, Blake Ritter, Matthew Wells, Karl Keller, Karl Keller, Jr., Kyle Modisette, and Eric Squier. The family requests memorials to the Marian Place Education Fund or the Woods Cemetery Assoc.

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Mr. William Wells

March 15, 1931 - September 24, 2013