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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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Mr. James Mack Wells, 89, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025, at Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown in Columbus, GA. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at Draneville Union Church Cemetery in Buena Vista, GA, with Rev. C. J. Yarbrough and Joey Wells officiating. The family will greet friends after the service.
Mr. Wells was born December 15, 1935, to Albert and Lois Carden Wells. He married Mrs. Mae in 1954, and this year they celebrated 71 years of marriage. Mr. Wells worked for many years as a salesman with Purina and Farmer’s Feed & Seed. Over the years, he also farmed, owned and operated a produce stand and had his own candy machine business. He was an excellent provider for his family. Mr. Wells was an avid cyclist and loved riding his bicycle. In past years, he averaged riding over 10,000 miles a year. This past Sunday, he had ridden his bicycle twenty miles. When he arrived home that afternoon, he was in good spirits. He had enjoyed his ride immensely. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert Lee Wells.
He is survived by his wife, Lena Mae Wells; by a son, Carl Wells; grandson, Chad Wells; great-grandson, Liam Wells; and by a brother and sister-in-law, Myron and Patsy Wells.
Way-Watson Funeral Home, 1052 Dr. Deryl Hart Road, Buena Vista, Georgia has been entrusted with these arrangements.
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