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Frances Hope Perry Wells, 83, of Monticello, passed from this life into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the morning of March 18, 2025. She was born on March 21, 1941, in Kilgore, Texas. She was three days from being 84 years old. Frances was the daughter of William Leon Perry and Lillie Lee Coy Perry.
Her family lived in Kilgore, Texas before moving to Southwest Oklahoma, then to Altus, Okla. It was there Frances met Ralph Laron Wells who was stationed at Altus Air Force Base. They were married on July 20, 1958, a marriage that lasted 67 years.
In 1976, Frances and Ralph moved to Monticello, Ralph's childhood hometown. They were in the retail business having worked together owning ''The Leader Store'' in downtown Monticello. They also worked together buying real estate and fixing up the downtown area of Monticello.
Frances is survived by her husband, Ralph Wells of Monticello; two sons, Steve Wells, age 63 of Alba, Texas and Phillip Wells, age 61 of Little Rock; three grandchildren, Jaci Wells Stephens (Lanse) of Texarkana, Texas, Brent Wells of Rogers and Hetch Wells of Jacksonville, Texas; along with three great grandchildren, Sylas Stephens, Kade Stephens and Beckham Wells.
Graveside services were held in Union Ridge Cemetery at 2 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2025, which would have been her 84th birthday. There was a visitation from 1-2 p.m. Friday preceding the graveside service in the cemetery.
