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Orin B. Wells

1920 - 2003

BORN

1920

DIED

2003

Orin Wells Obituary

Orin B. Wells, 83, a retired truck driver, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at a Fort Worth hospital.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Burial: Dido Cemetery.

Orin B. Wells was born Jan. 31, 1920, in Lexington, Ky., and was raised near the Green River in Lincoln County, Ky. Mr. Wells served in the U.S. Army in North Africa during World War II and retired after 30 years with Shell Oil Co.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Mildred Marie Wells, on June 6, 2003.

Survivors: Son, Bruce Wells of Fort Worth; daughter, Lila Guzman and her husband, Rick, of Round Rock; sisters, Mary Alice Wheeler and JoAnn Miracle, both of Kentucky, and Edna Wheeler of Ohio; and grandchilden, Jennifer Guzman, Daniel Guzman and Rookh Guzman.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Star-Telegram on Aug. 22, 2003.

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