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Kelly Wells Obituary
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church, St. Elmo, with the Rev. Ian Stamps officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Kull Funeral Home, St. Elmo, and one hour before services in the church. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery, Beecher City. Memorials: donor's choice.
Kelly was born May 4, 1970, in Rockford, the son of Robert Lee and Linda Lou Case Wells. He was a member of United Auto Workers Local 751 in Decatur. He had been employed by Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur as a welder for the past several years. He graduated from Tulsa School of Welding in 1999.
Surviving are his father of Chenoa; mother of Lexington; grandmothers, Helen Case-Blue of Byron; Genevieve Wells of Wingo, Ky.; great-grandmother, Mary Harmon of Stillman Valley; daughter, Emma Alexandra Wells of Springfield; brothers, Kerry Wells and wife Janetia of St. Elmo; Kasey John Wells of Lexington; sisters, Kristina "Kris" Ledbetter and husband John of Altamont; Katrina Sharrow and husband Eric of Lexington; four nephews; five nieces; one great-niece; special friend, Paige Lorton of Beecher City.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Slagle Case and Leroy and Dorothy Wells-Fry; and sister, Katherine Ada Wells in 1999 at the age of 18.
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Edgar & Mary Fulton
March 3, 2004
To the Wells Family,
We are so sorry to hear about Kelly. Our prayers are with all of you.
Love, Edgar and Mary
Craig Jones
March 3, 2004
You were a great friend and I will miss you forever.
michelle dilley
March 3, 2004
hello im sorry for the loss i didnt know the victim but i dont live to far away and i heard of the sad tragedy i just wrote to say im very sorry and im prayin for the loved ones!
Teri Lype
March 3, 2004
In our thoughts forever...
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