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1954
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2025
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Richard Wells Obituary
The family will receive friends at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle from 6 until 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Born October 21, 1954, in Gaston County, NC, he was the son of the late Bobby Marshall Wells and Mattie Ellis Laster.
He was a retired employee of Phillip Morris in Concord. His grandchildren and his family were his whole world.
He was preceded in death by his wife Edna Wells in 2021.
Survivors include three children, Mary Elizabeth Simpson (John) of Concord, Rena Page (Terry) of Millingport, and Crystal Swinson (Mark) of Albemarle; brother Gary Wells of Shelby; sister Sherry Wells of High Shoals; five grandsons, Damien Simpson, River Simpson, Andrew Page and his wife Beth, Nethanial Cline, and Caleb Cline; one granddaughter Emma Wells; and one great-grandson Elliot (Nugget) Wells.
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Stanly Funeral & Cremation Care - Albemarle1835 Badin Rd PO Box 207, Albemarle, NC 28001
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