Max E. Wells, 85 of Hereford, Texas passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 in Hereford. Funeral Service will be Thursday, May 21, 2020 for immediate family only, at 2:00 PM at Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Kevin Bushart officiating. Friends and Family viewing will be Thursday, May 21, 2020, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, up until the start of service. Funeral arrangements and cremation services have been entrusted to Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Due to the COVID -19 mandates only (20) people will be allowed in the funeral home chapel for viewing and service. Your health and safety matter to us.

Max was born on July 10, 1934 to Nile and Ida (Omvig) Wells, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He married Sherry Hodge on July 15, 1962. He has been a resident of Hereford since 1975. Max worked and retired from Excel, holding a management position, after his retirement he worked for Panhandle Community Service as an inspector. He was a member of First United Methodist Church for many years. He enjoyed designing and making unique, bird, houses. He loved horses and trained them while in Iowa; he was a bareback rider. He participated in and enjoyed Chuck Wagon races. Max always had a project going on. He enjoyed traveling, visiting family from California to northern Wisconsin.

Those left to cherish Max's memories are his wife Sherry Wells of Hereford, Texas; two sons: Terry Wells of Los Angeles, California and Robb Wells and his wife Jeri of Hereford, Texas; two brothers: Robert Wells and wife Dolores of Des Moines, Iowa and Lynn Wells of Spirit Lake, Iowa; two sisters: Ilene Delong of Riverside, California and Linda Wells of Glendale, Arizona; daughter-in-law Teresa Wells of Gulf Port, Mississippi; brother-in-law Richard (Ric) Hodge from Leona Valley, California; 6 grandchildren: Matthew, Marc, Molli and her husband Alan, Ryne and his wife Emily, Matty, and Robbyn; 4 great grandchildren: Kloie, Preslie, Jimmer and Peyton; numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Peggy Wells, two sons: Rodney and Marc Wells; five brothers Walter, Horace, Nile Jr., Donald, and Gary; three sisters: Myrtle Geiser, Mary Free and Myrna Chaffin.

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