Windell Rex Wells

Windell Rex Wells, 73, of Fordyce died Friday, July 18, 2014 at Green House Cottages in Rison. He was born September 15, 1940 in Milltown, Ind. Rex served as a Navy Seal in the Vietnam War and was a retired sales clerk for Benton Hardware in Fordyce. He had also worked for the Dallas County Sheriff's office, Dallas County Sheriff's Auxiliary and the Fordyce Police Department. He was a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Elmo Wells and Rosie Hall Nay; two sisters, Sharon Babbs and Donna Duncan. He is survived by his wife, Conga Louise Brown Wells of Fordyce;; daughter, Mary Ann Wells Goldman of Indiana; step-mother, Margie Bumgardner of Fordyce; three brothers, Richard Hensley of Milltown, Ind., Roger Hensley of Laconia, Ind., Ivan Nay of Jeffersonville, Ind; two sisters, Cathy Benningfield of Corydon, Ind., Charlotte Rinker of Milltown, Ind.; and 20 nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce with Rev. Harold Harper officiating. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.