Ronnie Lee "Sputnick" Wells

Ronnie Lee "Sputnick" Wells obituary, Honaker, VA

Ronnie Lee "Sputnick" Wells

Ronnie Wells Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 18, 2010.
Ronnie Lee "Sputnick" Wells HONAKER, Va. Mr. Ronnie Lee "Sputnick" Wells, age 62, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010, in an Abingdon, Va., hospital. Born Sept. 10, 1947, in Russell County, Va., he was a son of the late Grady Maize and Evelyn Compton Wells. A lifelong resident of the area he attended Full Gospel House of Prayer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Joe Wells, Wayne Wells, Wade Wells and Bobby Wells; and one sister, Mary Jackson. Survivors include two brothers, Grady Wells Jr. and Jimmy Lawrence Wells and wife, Ruth both of Honaker; and two sisters, Betty Gaye Wells of Honaker, and Phyllis Peck and husband, Charlie of Grundy, Va.; and special friends, Moe and Hassell Vandyke, Rosa and Carol Peck, Rick Honaker, Betty Dale Honaker, and Becky Breeding all of Honaker and Roger B. Honaker and Roger Dale Honaker both of Tampa, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Honaker Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Brooks, the Rev. Peerman Lester and the Rev. Harless Hess officiating. Interment will follow in the Ketron Memorial Gardens in Lebanon, Va. Pallbearers will be Tommy Testerman, Roy Barton, James Owens, Gary Ray, Brian Peck and Jimmy Compton. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Forest Swan, Angela Harrison, FNP, Dr. Emory Robinette and the fifth floor nurses and staff of Johnston Memorial Hospital. Friends may call at the Honaker Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Sunday where an evening song service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to www.honakerfuneralhome.net.

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May 22, 2010

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shirley compton

May 22, 2010

ronnie you will sadly be missed,i always have good memories of you. you would be at davids grocery or come over to the house and you would always have a hotball for me and gum for kiara and if you didnt have gum you would give her a few coins.we love and miss you cousin but i know you are in a better place than we are.

ronnie 4/17/2009

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ROGER HONAKER

April 27, 2010

ronnie, "my little buddy" so sad to lose you.i was there to honor your memory as you were laid to rest.i will forever miss our times together when i visit honaker in the future.our rides thru the hills and hollows meant so much to me and my family. i'll miss you, rest in peace little buddy.you would always say when we were leaving to go back to florida,"just drop me off at MOES. YOUR COUSIN, ROGER B. HONAKER

Ellen Crabtree

April 25, 2010

May God be with all the family! You all will be in our hearts and prayers.

Virginia Money

April 23, 2010

Honaker will not be the same without Sput. He was always willing to help and seem to be around when you needed an extra hand. He loved children and our family was just like a family to him.I will miss not being able to buy him Redskins memorabilia and see a friendly face when I come home. We will miss you Sput may you rest in Peace.

J Hess

April 23, 2010

He was a kind person & our hometown won't be the same without him. My thoughts & prayers are with his family & friends. God Bless.

Britt

April 22, 2010

I remember him from when I was small! I didn't know him personally, but I am sorry to his family and friends.

Michael @ Sherry Honaker

April 19, 2010

I was so very sadden to hear of my cousin Sputnick passing away.I would always look forward to our family vacation to Honaker and a chance to hang out with Ronnie.I have a million great memories of Sputnick and will always remember him.May GOD bless my family at this time,and be happy for Ronnie as he now is safe and happy at Home in HEAVEN.May GOD Bless you all.

Wilbur, Ramona and Kayla Wilson

April 19, 2010

We will miss Sput. Our family get-togethers will not be the same without him. He always made them so memorable. Sput was always doing something kind for my family and I. May you find peace and comfort in the memories you have of him. He was a part of our family.

connie&phillip harris

April 18, 2010

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

G Brown

April 18, 2010

Honaker has lost an icon, my prayers are with the family

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