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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Curtis Wells
Curtis
Wells
May 3, 1929 — Sep 13, 2014
Curtis Wells' Obituary
A Celebration of Life service for Curtis Wells, age 85, of Lemmon, SD, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church in Lemmon, SD with the Rev. Ed Zimmerman officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, SD. Military honors will be afforded by the Brattvet- Green American Legion Post #66 and the Sturgis Veterans Honor Guard.
Curtis Wells was born on a farm in southern Perkins County, SD, to Jack and Mollie (Red Fox) Wells. His father was a mid-wife and assisted with his delivery. Curtis attended Beck Country School and went to high school in Ft. Yates, ND.
He enlisted into the US Navy in January 1948 and was stationed in Adak and Attu, AK. He then went aboard the USS Gunston Hall LSD5 where he went to Korea in 1950 and returned home in 1951. In 1956 he was called back into the US Navy for the Cuban Missle Crisis and was honorably discharged in August of 1957.
Curtis then began working at the Homestake Gold Mine in 1958 in Lead, SD. He moved to Gillette, WY, in 1968 to work in the oil fields, and later at the Cordero Coal Mine. He continued working at the coal mine, and retired from there in 1993. Curtis moved to Lemmon, SD, in June of 1993. Curtis enjoyed golfing, fishing and in his younger years, enjoyed bowling. He especially loved playing Farkle with his family, pinochle, and visiting with friends while having coffee. He was a member of the Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Curtis passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Deloris "Dee" (Reinhardt) Wells; brothers, John (Dorothy) Wells and Lanny (Pam) Wells; sisters, Mary Stevens, Sylvia Niccolson and Darlene Wells; numerous nieces, nephews and special friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Effie Martin, Alice in infancy, Aurelia "Happy" Parsons and Joyce Burns; and brothers, Dean and Ferdinand Wells.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.
Curtis Wells was born on a farm in southern Perkins County, SD, to Jack and Mollie (Red Fox) Wells. His father was a mid-wife and assisted with his delivery. Curtis attended Beck Country School and went to high school in Ft. Yates, ND.
He enlisted into the US Navy in January 1948 and was stationed in Adak and Attu, AK. He then went aboard the USS Gunston Hall LSD5 where he went to Korea in 1950 and returned home in 1951. In 1956 he was called back into the US Navy for the Cuban Missle Crisis and was honorably discharged in August of 1957.
Curtis then began working at the Homestake Gold Mine in 1958 in Lead, SD. He moved to Gillette, WY, in 1968 to work in the oil fields, and later at the Cordero Coal Mine. He continued working at the coal mine, and retired from there in 1993. Curtis moved to Lemmon, SD, in June of 1993. Curtis enjoyed golfing, fishing and in his younger years, enjoyed bowling. He especially loved playing Farkle with his family, pinochle, and visiting with friends while having coffee. He was a member of the Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Curtis passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Deloris "Dee" (Reinhardt) Wells; brothers, John (Dorothy) Wells and Lanny (Pam) Wells; sisters, Mary Stevens, Sylvia Niccolson and Darlene Wells; numerous nieces, nephews and special friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Effie Martin, Alice in infancy, Aurelia "Happy" Parsons and Joyce Burns; and brothers, Dean and Ferdinand Wells.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.
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