Glen Elwin Wells passed away on June 13, 2005. Family visitation was held at the Clifton Funeral Home on Wednesday, June 15. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, at the Clifton Church of Christ. Mr. Wells’ brother, Rev. Ray Wells, officiated and was assisted by brother Doyle Wells. Military graveside service by Clifton American Legion and V.F.W. was conducted at Oswald Cemetery. Wells was born in Lamesa on Jan. 30, 1931, to Herbert Clay and Jewel Mae Moore Wells. He was the third of five children. The family moved to East Texas when he was a boy and he attended school in Starville until the family moved to Waco, where he attended South Junior High and then LaVega High School, graduating in 1949. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean War and achieving the rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class before being honorably discharged on June 11, 1954. Although only a youngster himself when he enlisted, he often helped other young men cope with the fear and loneliness of being away from home for the first time. A few years ago, he received a medal from the President of South Korea for his service during the Korean War. He married Annelle Oswald in Clifton on July 3, 1954. They lived in Waco until March 1957 when they moved to McGregor. In October 1958, they moved back to Clifton and settled there to raise their children. Glen worked in a variety of jobs and owned several businesses, from running a milk route to owning a service station. He became a licensed airframe and powerframe (A&P) mechanic, but finally found his niche in trucking. He started Wells Trucking in 1971. He was severely injured in a roadside trucking accident just before midnight on June 13, 1978. He came to call June 14 his second birthday. Though his legs were crushed and he was told he would never walk again, he persevered and returned to his trucking business, working for 26 more years before retiring on Jan. 31, 2004 at the age of 73. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Blessed with a beautiful voice, he served as congregation song leader for more than 50 years. He was a former 4-H leader. He was not a member of any civic organization, but he was a blood donor and he was quick to donate his time and equipment when others needed help. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, but after the birth of this grandchildren, they became his pastime. As anyone who knew him can attest, to say that he enjoyed watching his grandkids play ball would be an understatement. Though some think he had only five grandchildren, he was know as “PawPaw” to scores of children, and he loved each and every one of them. He had survived a war and a devastating truck accident, before facing a new challenge in December of 1993, when he was told that he needed quintuple cardiac bypass surgery, followed by another in 1998. At the age of 74, on the anniversary of his 1978 trucking accident, he was called home to Our Lord. Pallbearers were his five grandchildren and David Corpier, Charles Raines, and Tim Stubbs. Honorary Pallbearers were Evin Wells, Dawson Stafford, Butch Kettler, and Carl Davis. He was preceded in death by his mother and father and two brothers, Wendell Wells and Weldon Wells. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Annelle Wells of Clifton; two daughters, Glenda Winter and her husband Scotty of Gatesville; Brenda Finstad and her husband Keith of Clifton; one son, Sam Wells, and his wife Terri of Clifton; five grandchildren, Trey Winter of Robinson, Jamey Finstad of Waco, Breann Finstad of Dallas, Scooter Wells of Clifton, and Ashley Wells of Clifton; two step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Doyle Wells and his wife Kay of Austin, and Ray Wells and his wife Sharon of Jasper; one sister-in-law, Joann Wells of Waco; numerous nieces and nephews and an overwhelming number of friends.