Ben C. Wells

SERVICES: 10:00 AM Saturday, October 31, 2009, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa, with Rev. Albert Maggard, pastor of First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Pampa, officiating.BURIAL: Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Monday, November 2, 2009, at Antioch Cemetery in Antioch, Oklahoma, under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Wells was born January 19, 1942 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, to Marvin C. and Beulah Brantley Wells. He was a 1961 graduate of Pampa High School. Ben worked as a machinist for Panhandle Industrial and Ingersol Rand. He owned and operated two nightclubs and a gas station. Ben was loved by many and will be sorely missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.SURVIVORS: 7 children: M. Clay Wells of Skellytown, Bennie L. Wells of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Cindy Wells-Young and Michelle Wells, both of Amarillo, Timothy Wells of Dallas, Brandon Wells and Jennifer Wells, both of Baytown; 9 grandchildren: Timothy, Kasey, Coby, Zalen, Danielle, Taven, Samantha, Quenton and Bryce; 2 great-grandchildren: Reagen and Donavyn. Ben had many special friends including George Hollis, Joel Smith, Joe Manzaneres, Tommy Clinton, Steve Cox, Phillip Hutchison, and many others; and his special companion, his dog Wendy.