December 20, 2006
  The ADVOCATE 
  Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties
  Volume 10, No. 97
  Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown
  
  Page 5, Column 2:
  
  "Charles Eugene Wells
  1933-2006
  Funeral services for Charles Eugene Wells, 73, Garnett, were Tuesday, December 19,
  2006, at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel with Pastor Judy Brown officiating. 
  Interment was in Welda Cemetery.  Mr. Wells died Friday, December 15, at Anderson
  County Hospital.
  Charles Eugene Wells was born December 8, 1933, at Lyons, KS, the son of Marlin R.
  and Ethelda Mae (Fergueson) Wells.  He graduated in May of 1952 from Waverly High
  School.
  He married Marie Rollins and to this union was born two daughters, Doris and Theresa. 
  They later divorced.
  Charles and Mary Ruth Hintz were married December 13, 1959, at Wichita.  To this
  union two sons, Scott and Steven, and one daughter, Cynthia were born.
  He served eight years in the National Guard.
  Mr. Wells worked as a truck driver, worked at the Garnett Power Plant, and for the last
  17 years as a bail bondsman.  He was a member of the Assembly of God Church,
  Garnett.
  Charles enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, and feeding the birds and squirrels.  He
  enjoyed the last two summers having his granddaughter, Mackayla, being his right-hand
  helper.  He very much enjoyed playing his drums in high school and playing in the
  National Guard as a Drum Corpsman, and in the Assembly of God Church band.
  Mr. Wells was preceded in death by his sons, Scott Wells in 1979 and Steve Wells in
  1989; and his parents, Marlin and Ethelda Wells.
  Charles is survived by his wife, Mary, of the home; his daughter, Cynthia Wells and his
  granddaughter, Mackayla Wells of Garnett; daughter Doris Ann Land and husband Don
  of Linwood, and one grandson, Joshua Ruff of Texas; daughter Theresa Graham and
  husband, Bob, granddaughter Michelle Billam and Grandson Robert Graham, Jr. all of
  Topeka; and three great-grandsons.
  Music was provided by Pam McSwane, organist.  Musical selections included
  congregational hymns 'I'll Fly Away' and 'Victory In Jesus', 'I Can Only Imagine' sung
  by Rev. Roland Bell.
  Casketbearers were John Rendell, Shane Holloway, Chris Myers, James Kyle, Roger
  Mace, and Todd Shultz.
  Honorary casketbearers were Albert Mace, Hanford Workman, Bill Brown, Grover
  Shultz, Paul Herrington, and Harold Hermann.
  Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements."
  
  
  Transcribed for 
  Anderson County
  Kansas
  USGENWEB
  By:  Lulu B. Nixon