William Earl Wells' Obituary
Born January 17, 1930. Ardmore, OK
Entered into rest March 11, 2023. Orting, WA
William “Bill” was born to parents Hiram Prince Wells and Foresteena Hudson. He was married to Beverly Kay for 47 years and passed peacefully in his sleep after a long battle with Dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his wife Beverly; daughters Teena Smith, Charlotte Hapner and Dawn Wells; six grandchildren Phillip, Matthew, Rachel, Anthony, Alexis and Faith; three great grandchildren Mason, Wyatt and Solara; and nephew Steve Peterson. William was a Chief Warrant Officer 4 and served in the Army Air Core, the Navy Reserve as a Medic as a Coreman attached to the 1st Marine Division at the Chosen Reservoir in North Korea, and the United States Army during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, was in Thialand, Germany and numerous points in the states. He was a helicopter pilot, in military intelligence, and an arial photographer. He was involved in many organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Knights of Columbus, Amvets, Parkland Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, and Shriner’s. A longtime member of St John Bosco Church. He loved his dogs, photography, woodworking, mechanics and did accounting.
A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, April 12th ,2023, 11:30 a.m. at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent WA.
“The Lord has him now. Eternal rest unto Bill. And may the perpetual light shine upon him and may his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.” ~Beverly
God saw he was getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around him,
And whispered, “Come with Me.”
With tearful eyes we watched him suffer
And watched him fade away.
Although we loved him dearly,
We could not make him stay.
His golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
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