Horace Hoyd Calvin Wells

Hoyd is survived by his wife Nadine, children Dianne (John) Blanding, Bonnie Wells, Dan (LuAnn) Wells, Judi (Pat) Kinsella, Jeanne Alden (Dave), 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by stepchildren Connie (Pat) Mortale, Candace (Bob) Clark, Trudy (Bill) Mitchell, Abbie Cory, 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren, 5 brothers and sisters, Ilene Delong, Bob (Delores) Wells, Max (Sherry) Wells, Lynn Wells and Linda Wells along with many other extended family members.

He is preceded in death by his first wife LaVonne, and 7 brothers and sisters.

Hoyd was born on August 13th 1923 in Spirit Lake, IA to Ida and Nile Wells. He enlisted in the Marines during WWII and served in the South Pacific then was honorably discharged with a Purple Heart.

Hoyd married LaVonne Jaycox on July 11, 1946 and farmed in Iowa until 1952. They moved to Cushing, WI and farmed until retirement in 1994. He prided himself on raising some of the best beef cattle in Polk County WI. When not farming, he enjoyed owning many beautiful horses and taking them out on the local riding trails. His love of horses led him to volunteer for many years with the Polk County WI Mounted Police Dept.

In his retirement years he wintered in Arizona from 1997 to present where he continued to ride his horses for many years. He also met his current wife Nadine Barnhill while living in Arizona. They married in May 2004 and resided in Ankeny, IA and Apache Junction, AZ.

All are welcome to attend and celebrate Horace's life.

Visitation in Iowa is at the Ankeny Funeral Home, 1510 W 1st Street

Ankeny Iowa on Tuesday Dec. 2nd, from 5pm to 7pm. .

The funeral will be held on Saturday Dec. 6th at the First Lutheran Church in Cushing, WI with visitation at Grandstrand Funeral Home 941 State Rd. 35 Osceola, WI 54020. Date and time to be determined. .

Flowers and memorials can be sent to Grandstrand Funeral Home. The preferred memorial is First Lutheran Church, Cushing, WI.

Online condolences may be posted at www.grandstrandfh.com