Reverend Eddie Lee Wells, 88, died January 21, 2022, in Burleson, Texas. He was born February 15, 1933, in Bartlesville, OK, to Ernest Lee Wells and Anna Mae (Morland) Wells. Eddie attended Technical High School in Fort Worth; Arlington State College, studying electrical engineering; Texas Christian University, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and minor in physics; and McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Eddie was ordained at Hemphill Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth by Brazos (Grace) Presbytery on June 23, 1968.
During his thirty-year career as pastor, Eddie served churches in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. After retirement, he worked for Mo-Ranch conference center in Hunt, Texas, as Director of Church Relations. At the Presbytery level, he served on numerous committees, chairing many of them. He was the chair of Synod of Sun’s Nominating Committee from 1977 to 1979.
Eddie met his beloved wife, Shirley, in high school. They were married for 70 years, raising four children while Eddie attended colleges and seminary.
He is survived by Shirley Ann (Spencer) Wells; four children, Reverend David Lee Wells and wife, Miriam; Christine Ann Benson and husband Dr. Kenneth Benson; Debra Marie Erbes and husband, Jack; Phillip Ray Wells and wife, Patricia Kneblick; sister, Gertrude Marie Delp; eleven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Ronald Ray Wells.
Eddie’s memorial service will be at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 7001 Trail Lake Dr., Fort Worth on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 2 pm followed by inurnment at Laurel Land Memorial Park. Masks required at the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Eddie’s name.
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Bill and Sue Welch
Sue and I and all our family have so many wonderful memories of time spent with the Wells family both in El Paso and afterward. Everyone I have told about Eddies passing remembers his laugh. He was a joy to know. Our prayers are with all the Wells family. We love you all!
Bill
Kathryn Bender
I knew Eddie for the last 9 years, I think almost to the month when he and Shirley moved in to Heritage Place. It was a crazy busy day but we got them all moved in!
My most favorite memory of Eddie was his smile. He always had a sweet smile and his blue eyes would come alive. Of course there was always that sideway smile and glance when Shirley would say something that she though he didn’t hear but clearly he did and you had to chuckle. He would love to get her goat and it would make her so mad and he just smile bigger!
The most engaging memory was when he and the family all came to Graham to spend the weekend out at our ranch for July 4, 2016 weekend. He had his big cowboy hat on and couldn’t wait to get there. We have a beautiful view of the pond from our living room and large porch. We all fished, swam in the pond, road the 4 wheeler, hiked and ate lots of wonderful food. Eddie was determine to walk about which my husband, Chris Wells, ran out to him and took him by the arm so he be steady. Then came the kayak. Oh Lord, he made a beeline for it from the porch! His eyes were fixated on that blue kayak and a grin ear to ear. Phillip, Eddie’s son, said hang on Dad! He grab him by the arm with the help of Chris Wells and Rock Malone, Leslie’s husband and Eddie’s granddaughter, and somehow got him in it. We all piled into the water with him to guide him around in the kayak. He loved it! When it came time to get him out that was quite the chore from an upward slope but the men did. Eddie was ready to live out there! He had a grand time. We all did!