Major Kenneth Lee Wells USAF (RET.)

Major Kenneth Lee Wells, age 80 of San Antonio died on Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was born on June 5, 1941, in Columbus, IN. Upon his graduation from Columbus High School in 1959, Major Wells attended what was then, Ball State Teachers College. He was a charter member of the Epsilon Omega chapter of Sigma Chi at Ball State. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education with a major in mathematics and entered the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in 1963 through the ROTC program. He received his training as a weather forecaster at New York University in New York City and had assignments in Italy, Georgia, Alabama, Thailand, Virginia, Arkansas, Spain and Texas. His jobs included weather forecasting, pilot school weather instructor, wing staff officer, Air National Guard advisor and he was commander of five weather detachments. He met his wife Lee at Langley Air Force Base, VA in 1971 and they married in 1974 merging their two families into one. Major Wells retired from the Air Force in 1984 and taught high school math at John Marshall High in San Antonio until 1996. He enjoyed travel, cruising, gourmet cooking, cards, theater, dancing and entertaining with his beloved wife Lee. He and Lee have resided in San Antonio since 1981 and in “Air Force Village”, a retirement community for Retired Military Officers’, their spouse’s, widows, and widowers since 2004. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur, and Christina Wells, and son Gene Boyd. He is survived by his wife, Lee Hughes Wells; children, Kaylen Wells Cirillo and husband, Chris of Lawrenceburg, KY, Mary Beth Wells Bryant and husband Jon of Colorado Springs, CO, DeeDee Boyd Eure and husband, Tommy, of Ingram, TX, John Boyd and wife, Volusia of Humble, TX and Rebecca Wells Marsh and husband, Paul of Denver, CO; grandchildren, Crystal Boyd Knauer, Carlye Boyd Martinski, Brittany Eure Pettis, Brandon Eure, Jillian Bryant, Cassie Boyd, Jordan Boyd, Jarett Bryant, Logan Boyd, Christine Cirillo, Connor Marsh, Kenny Cirillo and Kelly Marsh; great-grandchildren, Jon Martinski, Sophia Boyd, Eleanor Boyd, Allilyn Eure, Jaxon Hallstrom, and Denver Boyd; brother, Larry Wells and wife, Sherrie of Columbus, IN; and nieces and nephews.

GRAVESIDE SERVICE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021

9 A.M.

FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

1520 HARRY WURZBACH DR

MEMORIAL SERVICE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021

1:30 P.M.

AIR FORCE VILLAGE II

HIGH FLIGHT CHAPEL

5100 JOHN D. RYAN BLVD.

Chaplain Gil Richardson, The Reverend David Trawick and Chaplain Wayne Knutson will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Air Force Village II Charitable Foundation Fund, 5100 John D. Ryan Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78245.