FOWLER - Fred P. Wells, Sr., age 102, died early Friday morning, July 25, 2008, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade.

He was born June 25, 1906, at Missler, Kansas, the son of Cyrus F. and Sarah Ann (Peterson) Wells. As a young boy he attended the Meade school system, graduating from Meade High School in 1928. A long time Meade County resident, having lived in Ulysses, he was a farmer and a mechanic for Meade and Grant Counites.

He was a member of the Ulysses Masonic Lodge #435; Scottish Rite; York Rite; Midian Shrine; and the Order of the Eastern Star. Fred enjoyed farming, race horses, golfing and especially spending time with his children and grandchildren.

In 1928 he married Delsie Lumbert. The couple later divorced in 1947. On April 8, 1949, he married Irene Hornbuckle in Cimarron, Kansas. She precedes him death on February 29, 2004.

Other survivors include:
A daughter, Dorothy Alvarado and husband, Frank of Fowler, Kansas

Two sons, William R. Wells and wife, Pat of Valley Center, Kansas
Fred P. Wells, Jr. and wife, Ellie of rural Fowler, Kansas

A stepdaughter-in-law, Bridged Thurman of Fowler, Kansas

Six Grandchildren, Fifteen Great-grandchildren, Seven Great-great-grandchildren, and Four Step-grandchildren

He is preceded in death his wife, Irene; three brothers, George, Warren, and Harry Wells; and a sister, Agnes Wells.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at the Fowler United Methodist Church, Fowler, with the Reverend Dick Robbins presiding. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will be in the Fowler Cemetery, Fowler.

The family would welcome memorials to the Fowler Grade School in care of the mortuary.